> What about the back rail cloth? Could that have somehow been loose > or the flap of it folded under and raised the back end of the keys? > I don't know how it would've gotten that way, but it seems like it > would have the effect you witnessed... Something I first suspected, but backrail cloth is about as fine as any 50 year old spinet could hope to be. Terry Farrell On Sep 12, 2009, at 12:53 PM, Rob McCall wrote: > Okay, I'm looking at everyone's answers and they all sound good, but > you say that's not it. I'm new to this game but I'll jump in and > give it a shot... > > What about the back rail cloth? Could that have somehow been loose > or the flap of it folded under and raised the back end of the keys? > I don't know how it would've gotten that way, but it seems like it > would have the effect you witnessed... > > Rob McCall > Murrieta, CA > > On Sep 11, 2009, at 15:31 , Terry Farrell wrote: > >> Well, yes, if you lowered the capstans, the hammer shanks would >> indeed fall back to the rest rail (if the capstans could be lowered >> that much). But I'm quite sure the capstans are at a reasonable >> height. Something else is the cause. >> >> Terry Farrell >> >> On Sep 11, 2009, at 12:20 PM, Amadeus Piano wrote: >> >>> Is the hammer butt resting on the jack? (Because the hammer >>> shanks aren't >>> resting on the rail as they should be--right)? Capstan regulated/ >>> shifted >>> too high? >>> >>> Gary >> >
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