On Tue, Feb 17, 2009 at 7:35 PM, <wimblees at aol.com> wrote: > Did you travel the hammer? > > Willem (Wim) Blees, RPT > Piano Tuner/Technician > Mililani, Oahu, HI > 808-349-2943 > Author of: > The Business of Piano Tuning > available from Potter Press > www.pianotuning.com > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Arlie Rauch <adarpub at midrivers.com> > To: pianotech at ptg.org > Sent: Tue, 17 Feb 2009 11:03 am > Subject: [pianotech] Misaligned in Montana > > I was called to tune a new Kawai grand, and there was a complaint about > one hammer. It was striking its neighboring string when affected by the una > corda (only this one hammer did so). I loosened the offending flange screw, > repositioned the flange/hammer slightly, and all worked well (this has often > worked well in the past on other pianos). Several weeks later I hear the > problem is back. > > I don't want to repeat the same procedure with the same unsatisfactory > results. I am thinking of what should be done: shim the flange, bend the > shank, remove and remount the hammer a degree different, reposition the > flange again and apply locktite, etc. What will bring about the proper and > lasting result? Any proper and lasting ideas? > > Arlie D Rauch > Glendive, MT > > > ------------------------------ > *A Good Credit Score is 700 or Above. See yours in just 2 easy steps!<http://pr.atwola.com/promoclk/100126575x1218822736x1201267884/aol?redir=http://www.freecreditreport.com/pm/default.aspx?sc=668072%26hmpgID=62%26bcd=febemailfooterNO62> > * > Following up on Wim's question did you ascertain if the hammer is aligned on the whippen when it is aligned to the string or does that mis-align it, perhaps enough to rub or be struck by the neighboring whippen causing it to eventually move back? Mike -- I intend to live forever. So far, so good. Steven Wright Michael Magness Magness Piano Service 608-786-4404 www.IFixPianos.com email mike at ifixpianos.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://ptg.org/pipermail/pianotech_ptg.org/attachments/20090217/f6f36e66/attachment.html>
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