I think screwing them in a little farther might work if you can't have the hammers check a little closer to get the backcheck away a bit more from the spoons... David Ilvedson, RPT Pacifica, CA 94044 ----- Original message ---------------------------------------- From: Richard <richard.ucci at att.net> To: pianotech at ptg.org Received: 6/15/2009 8:15:03 PM Subject: Re: [pianotech] Grand Damper spoons >I will check to see if the tray is out of place, can the spoons be >screwed in farther? >Sent from my iPhone >On Jun 15, 2009, at 8:57 PM, A440A at aol.com wrote: >> >> << damper spoons in the levers that are hitting the >> >>> backcheck wires when the sustain pedal is used . Moving the action >>> forward >> >>> is not an option. >> >>> Best solution? >> >> >> How are the wires oriented in the vertical plane? Can you move the >> tray distally? Are the backchecks really hanging out that far over >> the key end >> felt? Maybe shorter spoons, or maybe the spoons were not installed >> deeply >> enough in the underlevers? Or, perhaps, the spoons are bend too far >> up. I >> assume that the dampers are lifting at the proper time? >> Weird stuff. >> >> Ed Foote RPT >> http://www.uk-piano.org/edfoote/index.html >> www.uk-piano.org/edfoote/well_tempered_piano.html >> <BR><BR><BR>**************<BR>An Excellent Credit Score is 750. See >> Yours >> in Just 2 Easy Steps! >> >(http://pr.atwola.com/promoclk/100126575x1221322979x1201367215/aol?redir=ht >tp://www.freecreditreport.com/pm/default.aspx?sc=668072& >> hmpgID=62&bcd=JuneExcfooterNO62)</HTML>
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