[pianotech] Weekend puzzler

Mark Schecter mark at schecterpiano.com
Sat Jul 16 09:51:47 MDT 2011


Side of knuckle dragging on next repetition lever? Caused by knuckle squishing (technical term) sideways combined with bad travelling on the adjacent wippen?

-- Mark Schecter



On Jul 16, 2011, at 1:09 AM, "Delwin D Fandrich" <del at fandrichpiano.com> wrote:

> The piano is a 1928 Chickering Model M, Scale 141 (small concert size). The problem is this:
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> As the key is depressed slowly—pianissimo—for the first millimeter or so the key and hammer move smoothly. Then something starts binding, it feels like something in the action is dragging, holding the key and action back. After forcing the key down another three or four millimeters action becomes free and everything operates normally. On a medium to hard blow there is good power and the problem is hardly noticeable but at pianissimo the action will hardly play.
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> What is the problem and what caused it?
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> ddf
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> Delwin D Fandrich
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> Piano Design & Fabrication
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> 6939 Foothill Court SW, Olympia, Washington 98512 USA
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> Phone  360.515.0119 — Cell  360.388.6525
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> del at fandrichpiano.comddfandrich at gmail.com
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