---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment So... what are you telling us ? The Cheek block has the cheek to stop the key frame before it moves more then a quarter inch ? Just how far to the right does the action shift with the cheek block in ? Curious as to whats really wrong here. RicB >> 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 > -- Richard Brekne RPT, N.P.T.F. UiB, Bergen, Norway mailto:rbrekne@broadpark.no http://home.broadpark.no/~rbrekne/ricmain.html ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/pianotech.php/attachments/de/cb/97/4e/attachment.htm ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment--
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