Shift Problems

[Isaac OLEG]

Hammers aligned 1/3 2/3 (for plain wire )?


I.O.

> -----Message d'origine-----
> De : pianotech-bounces@ptg.org 
> [mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org]De la
> part de Avery Todd
> Envoye : vendredi 25 octobre 2002 01:36
> A : pianotech@ptg.org
> Objet : Shift Problems
> 
> 
> List,
> 
> I ran into a new problem today I've never had before on a
> Steinway 'B'.
> 
> The piano is one Abbey Simon uses in his studio and he's been
> complaining that there wasn't enough difference when he uses the
> "soft" pedal and there's too much noise when shifting.
> 
> While working on it today, I discovered that the noise is because
> the keyframe is hitting the cheek block instead of the stop screw
> (wood hitting wood).
> 
> With the block out, the action travelled a good bit further so I
> adjusted the screw to stop the noise. But now, as it was before,
> the action isn't travelling far enough to clear the left string,
> which was the basic problem to begin with (except for the noise).
> 
> I don't see anything I can do to make the action shift further
> except reduce the thickness of the cheek block. The hammers are
> very well aligned to the strings, so that's not the problem.
> 
> Any ideas I've overlooked? The piano is only about 1 yr. old. The
> 5 yr. old one shifts much further and is fine. Thanks for any
> ideas.
> 
> Avery
> 
> 
> 
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