[pianotech] YC action bracket

[tnrwim at aol.com]

Paul

Thanks for the reply. It's the first time I've seen the piano, and no, I didn't remove the action, but I did check to make sure it was seated right. I also checked to make sure the let off rail was secure and in the right pace. One thought I had was that the back rail cloth had been replaced, as it was very soft and spongy. But then, if it was replaced, and it was too high, the key dip would have been shorter, or there would have been a lot of punchings under balance rail, which there weren't. So back to square one. The other problem was the travel of the right pedal was way too short, and barely lifting the dampers. But even after I tightened the nut, it didn't feel right. The whole piano just doesn't feel right, and I don't know what the problem is. The customer doesn't know the difference, as she doesn't play, but wanted the piano tuned so she and her granddaughter can take lessons. 

Wim



-----Original Message-----
From: Paul McCloud <pmc033 at earthlink.net>
To: pianotech <pianotech at ptg.org>
Sent: Tue, Feb 8, 2011 7:32 pm
Subject: Re: [pianotech] YC action bracket



Wim:
    You might give a call to Y.C. and see if they had a problem with that.  I've not heard of it, and I used to work for the Y.C. dealer.  Any hidden damage possible?  Action is seated right?  You know, the usual stuff.  I've seen where the hammers were off the rail, I suppose due to moisture, and having to regulate it.  If you removed the action, and it worked ok before, then maybe something isn't right when you put it back in.  Pinblock separation?  Plate broken?  Mouse droppings?  Keybed full of grains stolen from the pantry?
    How old is the piano (approx)?
    Paul McCloud
    San Diego
 


 

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Sent: 02/08/2011 8:53:21 PM 
Subject: [pianotech] YC action bracket



We all know about YC grand action brackets. But today I worked on a YC studio, with maybe the same problem. Never mind that the piano was 60 cents low, and that half the bridle straps had been eaten by mice. But as I was raising pitch, after replacing the straps, from about the middle of the piano on up, the hammers bobbled. When I got done with the pr, I checked key dip, and it was OK. Just lifting the wippen, showed that there was let off. But the piano wasn't paying right. It didn't even feel like shallow dip or no let off. Hammer blow was 1 7/8", a little more than I think it should have been, but certainly not out of the ordinary. I shimmed up the hammer rail about 3/16", and elimated lost motion, which took care of the bobbling, but the action still didn't quite feel right. Could it be expanding brackets?
 
I have replaced a lot of grand action brackets which had expanded. But I have never heard that this was a problem with upright action brackets.  
 
Wim



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