let off gone berzerk

[Joseph Alkana]

Ah, a sneaky possibility! I'll know in 6 weeks.
Joseph Alkana RPT
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Mark Schecter" <schecter at pacbell.net>
To: "Pianotech List" <pianotech at ptg.org>
Sent: Wednesday, August 30, 2006 7:50 PM
Subject: Re: let off gone berzerk


> Could it be a pencil or something rolled in there, and now it's cradled on 
> the jacks, hidden from sight by the letoff rail? The jack tail starts 
> moving when the pencil hits the letoff button?
>
> -Mark Schecter
>
> Joseph Alkana wrote:
>> 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
>>>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>>
>