[pianotech] TIght jack flange bushings

paul bruesch paul at bruesch.net
Tue Apr 14 05:59:04 PDT 2009


Depending on the age of the piano (in my case a 2004 Falcone) would this be
a warranty issue, or something the customer should be billed for?

Paul Bruesch
Stillwater, MN

On Tue, Apr 14, 2009 at 7:29 AM, Chuck Behm <behmpiano at gmail.com> wrote:

>
> Todd - I would certainly second what Wim has to say about Protek. I use it
> liberally on both jack flanges and hammer butt flanges when they are
> sluggish. A lot of time that's the end of the story, as far as future
> problems are concerned.
> Sometimes the problem with a jack that is slow to return, however, is the
> jack spring having weakened with age. In that case, you might try undoing it
> from the well on the underside of the toe of the jack and using a flat
> bladed screwdriver to stretch it just a bit, or replacing it altogether.
> Chuck
>
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