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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Avery, Used the teflon on 'em? That =
should take
care of any kind of squeak you're having there. Also, check for any =
roughness on
the edge of the jack, highly unlikely, but check anyway.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2> A jack that's too =
tight? The
best thing is to ream with one of the Mannino reamers, and re-pin. =
Otherwise,
you can try CLP or Silicone Oil. I'd try the reamers first, if it's just =
one.
Even Kawai can make a goof sometimes.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2> On a personal note: =
I was
already wise to the Mannino reamers when I took my exams. When I got to =
the
grand regulation exam and had to re-pin those parts, I got an aside =
comment that
they really liked my re-pinning. Thanks Don.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2> I've prepped =
innumerable
Kawai's, including the Shigeru. I just love those ABS parts; hardly any
traveling. I just wish I could get replacement parts for my Yamaha made =
with
that stuff. </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
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<DIV>Kevin E. Ramsey<BR><A
href="mailto:ramsey@extremezone.com">ramsey@extremezone.com</A></DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV>
<DIV
style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: =
black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=avery@ev1.net href="mailto:avery@ev1.net">Avery Todd</A> =
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A =
title=pianotech@ptg.org
href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">pianotech@ptg.org</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Wednesday, April 10, 2002 =
4:10
PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> New Kawai's</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>List,<BR><BR>Just wondering. Do any of you have any =
experience
with the<BR>newest Kawai RX-2's?<BR><BR>My basic question is the =
"plastic" (I
know it isn't, really)<BR>wippens and jacks. We have 9 of them on our =
lease
program and<BR>the jack seems to be kind of noisy rubbing against
the<BR>knuckles during let-off.<BR><BR>It's not really all that =
noticeable
with normal playing but<BR>when doing regulating type of things, it's =
very
noticeable!<BR><BR>One other thing. I had a very tight jack flange and =
was<BR>wondering if there's any way to lube those without having =
to<BR>re-pin
(which I did, to make it work)?<BR><BR>Not really complaining, just =
looking
for some information.<BR>Thanks.<BR><BR>Avery<BR>University of
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