Wurlitzer Console Woes

[Joe And Penny Goss]

Hi, Should have added, Hold down the back of the keys with a key leveling bar while moving the hammers.
Joe Goss RPT
Mother Goose Tools
imatunr at srvinet.com
www.mothergoosetools.com
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Joe And Penny Goss 
  To: Pianotech List 
  Sent: Thursday, April 17, 2008 9:23 AM
  Subject: Re: Wurlitzer Console Woes


  Hi I find the divot in the wippen cushion the other source of the problem.
  Press soft pedal and release. If hammers return, even slowly,
  the cushion is most likely involved.
  Sand even and apply teflon powder. Regulate lost motion.
  Joe Goss RPT
  Mother Goose Tools
  imatunr at srvinet.com
  www.mothergoosetools.com
    ----- Original Message ----- 
    From: John Formsma 
    To: Pianotech List 
    Sent: Wednesday, April 16, 2008 8:23 PM
    Subject: Re: Wurlitzer Console Woes


    On Wed, Apr 16, 2008 at 8:35 AM, Dean May <deanmay at pianorebuilders.com> wrote:

      Some of those Wurlitzers can be very problematic with sluggish actions. They just seem overly susceptible to the slightest imbalance of friction. I've found that often the problem is the whippen center.



    Ditto.  You have to check all the centers.  But the wippens are certainly troublesome.  It's $$$.00 if you can sell the job.

     

      Speaking of Wurly's, I've noticed a certain era of them that seem to develop loose pins.  They have exposed pin blocks on the top which show an apparently good quality multi-lam block. <snip>. While they are still holding they aren't as tight as I'd like them to be. I'm wondering if the blocks were made of some inferior wood to only make it look like a good block.



    That'd be my guess.  I've noticed the same thing.

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    JF
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