This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment Hi Roger, Wow, thanks for the tip. I'll be sure to check it out. Has this been a problem for a while? I'm not sure how old the piano is, = but when looking on the Samick website, the model numbers had changed. = I suppose I could call Samick to get the age of the piano. Best, Barbara Richmond ----- Original Message -----=20 From: Roger Jolly=20 To: Pianotech List=20 Sent: Tuesday, February 07, 2006 9:59 PM Subject: Re: Front rail punching change Hi Barbara, Your problem is the height of the balance rail = hole. I will bet money it is in the 7 to 9mm range. It needs to be reamed down to 4mm, before you do anything else. = Pianotech has a Balance rail hole reamer part#KCS-1B that will do the = job. Keep your finger firmly on the bottom of the BR hole and ream until = the tip of the reamer touches your finger tip. This is the number one cause of slow repetition, and spongy feel.=20 The change of punching's will give a good improvement, after the holes = are reamed to the correct height, but will be of little benefit if the = holes are not reamed.=20 When the BR hole is too tall the walls of the hole starts to bind on = the pin making after touch very ill defined. This problem was corrected on my last visit to the plant. Regards Roger Jolly Technical Consultant Samick Music Corp.=20 At 04:00 PM 2/7/2006, you wrote: Howdy all, =20 Next week I'm going to regulate a nice little Samick console piano. = The last time I tuned it (our first appointment), I noticed and = mentioned to the owner that the piano could really use some attention. = The owner's son is a music major and she reported he had never liked the = touch of the piano. I'm not sure if they bought it new or used, but the = regulation is pretty bad. When I was there I didn't think to check the = firmness of the punchings (this is the only Samick I've ever worked on, = can you believe it?). <Anyway> I was wondering if anyone had changed = out the front rail punchings using Crescendo (Wurzen) punchings on a = vertical piano? I guess I'll experiment to see what improvement can be = had in an effort to eke out a bit more performance. =20 =20 Comments? =20 Barbara Richmond, RPT near Peoria, IL ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/pianotech.php/attachments/b4/33/26/76/attachment.htm ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment--
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