Steinway question

[Karl kaputt]

If it´s olnly one key and it has to be done quickly in field service, you 
could remove a little bit of the felt with a scalpel. Or try this: heaten 
metal (e.g. a screwdriver) and press that hot metal against the felt.

Gregor



>From: pjr <pryan2 at the-beach.net>
>Reply-To: Pianotech List <pianotech at ptg.org>
>To: Pianotech List <pianotech at ptg.org>
>Subject: Steinway question
>Date: Sun, 10 Dec 2006 18:08:22 -0500
>
>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
>
>

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