And don't forget "waller'd out" balance rail pin holes ( as they say down here! ) i.e.,"pulley" keys! Thump --- Kdivad@aol.com wrote: > In a message dated 10/15/02 7:03:02 PM Central > Daylight Time, JIMRPT@aol.com > writes: > > > > In a message dated 15/10/02 6:48:11 PM, > Wimblees@aol.com writes: > > > > << Some of them are checking, but only on a hard > blow. > > The rest just bobble. New hammers, shanks and > flanges. >> > > > > Wim check the rep window and make sure the old > jacks are clearing the new > > knuckles..... > > just a thought.. > > Jim Bryant (FL) > > > > Wim, Jim has a good point and the fact of the matter > is there could be lots > of reasons. Rep spring adjustment, loose action > frame screws, cracked action > rails, tight balancier pins, glazed tails, wrong > backcheck height or angle, > low damper upstop rail, etc. I had a major > backcheck problem with a "B" > Steinway a short while back and even though I spent > many hours trying to fix > it including calling some high level local > technicians to no avail, only > recently have I come to a conclusion. > > David Koelzer > Vintage Pianos > DFW > > __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Faith Hill - Exclusive Performances, Videos & More http://faith.yahoo.com
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