Keys not level

[Andrew and Rebeca Anderson]

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Also check to be certain that the key "upstop" rail is not too low, 
should clear the sharps by about an eighth.
Andrew
At 10:40 PM 8/22/2005, you wrote:
>Unless critters have eaten the center punchings or they have rotted 
>away--and assuming these keys were once level and haven't been 
>messed with--the problem lies elsewhere.
>
>Think about the system in the grand: If the front of the key is too 
>low, the back has to be too high and vis versa.
>
>Look for foreign objects under the keys, front or back. Look for 
>torn up or worn away damper lift felts on the backend of each key.
>
>It's possible that the key needs "easing" at the front rail, but not 
>likely the cause of your problem.
>
>Does the whippen sit down solidly on the capstan, or is something 
>holding it up? You can test this last one by pressing gently on 
>keysticks near the capstans and seeing what moves, what is level, what is not.
>
>If I were a betting man, I'd lay 10 to 1 odds on foreign objects 
>amongst the keys, e.g., dirt, mouse nesting or grain storage (yep, 
>it happens), Barbie Doll shoes, hairpins, paper clips (common), 1933 
>Double Eagle gold coin (somewhat less common).
>
>Hope it helps..
>
>Alan Barnard
>Salem, Missouri
>
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: <mailto:toddpianoworks@yahoo.com>Matthew Todd
>To: <mailto:pianotech@ptg.org>pianotech@ptg.org
>Sent: 08/22/2005 10:20:13 PM
>Subject: Keys not level
>
>I noticed on someone's grand piano today that a few (2 or 3) of 
>their keys were not level with the others.  Could this be a balance 
>rail punching problem or could other things contribute to this as well?
>
>I am just paying real close attention to pianos I come in contact 
>with as I am still learning.
>
>Thanks for all your help,
>Matthew
>
>
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