Steinway question

[David Ilvedson]

The jack has to be moving back and forth in some sort of a "window" in the rep lever.   Usually, in this case, the felt is a small block of felt glued in the back of the window (towards the hammer side) or under the rep lever.   You remove a little felt to move the jack farther back under the knuckle...no way of real consistency...but it should be, somewhat, adjustable though...????    

David Ilvedson, RPT
Pacifica, CA  94044


----- Original message ----------------------------------------
From: pjr <pryan2 at the-beach.net>
To: "Pianotech List" <pianotech at ptg.org>
Received: 12/10/2006 3:08:22 PM
Subject: Steinway question


>Was tuning an older well-refurbished Steinway O last week and ran across 
>one note that that did not play when I hit it soundly to  tune it.  
>Obviously, it was a jack slipping out under the knuckle.  The owner was 
>not interested in fixing it as he never plays that note loudly. :-) 
>(He's 92)  It's Christmas season and I thought I'd do a good deed and 
>reach in with my tool and turn that jack screw one way or the other and 
>fix the problem.  I take off the fallboard and reach in, but no jack 
>adjustment screw on the whippen.  What the...?  All the jacks are 
>resting against a felt cushion (not in a window) with no way to adjust 
>them.  Was I drinking too much egg nog or sleeping during whippens101?

>Phil Ryan
>Miami Beach
>www.ryanpianoservice.com