At 10:18 PM 10/25/02 +0200, you wrote: >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 ? Not much. >Curious as to whats really wrong here. From the measurements I took today, the stop block on the bass end is about 3/16" thicker than the other piano which is fine. Avery >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>mailto:rbrekne@broadpark.no >http://home.broadpark.no/~rbrekne/ricmain.html >
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