Are you sure the repetition problem is the jack centers? What do you mean by not returning quickly enough? Can you actually see that the jacks are sluggish? You can tell some by feel. Sometimes its weak jack springs, sometimes other things. Is the piano properly regulated? Adequate lost motion? Are we considering that on upright pianos the repetition of a note requires full release of the key? If it's simply lubrication you can liberally hose down the jacks with a hypo oiler extension. Missing your mark a bit won't create any problems. David Love www.davidlovepianos.com -----Original Message----- From: martin cipolla <pianodoctor at msn.com> To: pianotech <pianotech at ptg.org> Sent: Fri, Jan 6, 2012 4:45 am Subject: [pianotech] Spinet Repetition Problems Spinet piano where the jacks on several keys are not returning quick enough to allow repetition. I suspect the jack pin needs lubed. Any suggestions on lubing this part without removing the action. I understand removing a spinet action can be troublesome. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/pianotech.php/attachments/20120106/bb6eb5d4/attachment-0001.htm>
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