[pianotech] Hammer Line Issue

[wimblees at aol.com]

Matthew



This is a capstan problem. Tighten the action bracket, and adjust the capstans on the keys. The hammer shanks should be resting on the rest rail. To make sure they are in the right position, when you pull back on the rest rail, and each shank should follow just a hair, but when you push forward, (towards the strings) on the rest rail, the shanks should move too.  







WIm






-----Original Message-----
From: Matthew Todd <toddpianoworks at att.net>
To: pianotech at ptg.org
Sent: Wed, 6 May 2009 2:10 pm
Subject: [pianotech] Hammer Line Issue












I went to tune a clients piano today.  It is a Kawai Console, year 1986.


 


The very first thing I noticed was the hammer line was totally screwed up.  Some of the hammers were resting on the rail, and others were off the rail.  I unscrewed the action bracket nuts and pulled the action back a little until all the hammers were resting on the rail.  


 


I will be going to do some voicing tomorrow, but pointed this out to the client as a need to fix, so I will be doing that as well.


 


What issue might this be?  What could I go to first to see if that is the problem?


 


Thanks,




TODD PIANO WORKS 
Matthew Todd, Piano Technician 
(979) 248-9578


http://www.toddpianoworks.com







 




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