let off gone berzerk

[Tom Servinsky]

I'm getting in late on this thread, but have you checked to see if the main 
action rail is beginning to pull apart.  One of the symptoms is gross lost 
motion on either side of the keyboard. The other symptom is blocking hammers 
in the affected area.
Tom Servinsky

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Joseph Alkana" <josephspiano at comcast.net>
To: <ilvey at sbcglobal.net>; "Pianotech List" <pianotech at ptg.org>
Sent: Wednesday, August 30, 2006 10:26 PM
Subject: Re: let off gone berzerk


>I thought it was when I was there, but maybe it wasn't. What seemed odd was 
>that the attach point didn't match where the problem area was. Kind of hard 
>to explain, but the affected area happens right in the middle of two attach 
>points. The difference is stark and abrupt difference in let-off. 1/8" to 1 
>1/2" note to note.
>
> I'm not going to see this creature for six weeks but I'll post what I find 
> and how it came out then.
> Joseph Alkana RPT
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "David Ilvedson" <ilvey at sbcglobal.net>
> To: <pianotech at ptg.org>
> Sent: Wednesday, August 30, 2006 6:37 PM
> Subject: Re: let off gone berzerk
>
>
>> The let-off rail may be tight but is it level with the rest of the 
>> let-off rails?   Is the problem area lower?
>>
>> David Ilvedson, RPT
>> Pacifica, CA  94044
>>
>>
>> ----- Original message ----------------------------------------
>> From: "Joseph Alkana" <josephspiano at comcast.net>
>> To: "Pianotech List" <pianotech at ptg.org>
>> Received: 8/30/2006 5:59:16 PM
>> Subject: Re: let off gone berzerk
>>
>>
>>>Evil spirits, eh? Well it IS a Wurlitzer :-)
>>>Joseph Alkana RPT
>>>----- Original Message ----- 
>>>From: "Ron Nossaman" <rnossaman at cox.net>
>>>To: "Pianotech List" <pianotech at ptg.org>
>>>Sent: Wednesday, August 30, 2006 5:47 PM
>>>Subject: Re: let off gone berzerk
>>
>>
>>>>
>>>>> OK, customer says no power in last octave plus on her run-of-the-mill
>>>>> Wurlitzer console. I look at hammer blow and it is at 1 3/4". Let off 
>>>>> is
>>>>> at 1 1/2".   Yikes, I say! The rest of the keys all let off around 
>>>>> 1/8".
>>>>> Piano just was moved, but under supervision of owner. No visible signs 
>>>>> of
>>>>> damage anywhere.
>>>>
>>>> Lost motion, maybe LOTS?
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> Question: How did the last octave plus get in this condition, which
>>>>> customer swears is a new problem since move? I'm stumped. I don't want 
>>>>> to
>>>>> do the adjustment to let off with out understanding the problem of how 
>>>>> it
>>>>> got so far off in this one area. Should I be looking for something a
>>>>> whole lot more hidden?
>>>>>  Joseph Alkana RPT
>>>>
>>>> Either a bent letoff rail bracket, or a split action rail. Or evil
>>>> spirits. Not too many doors to chose from.
>>>> Ron N
>>>>
>>
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