<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; = charset=iso-8859-1"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2800.1479" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Hi Tom,</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Another item to check is the condition = of the wippen heel. If it has a deep dimple in the felt, steam and then iron = dry and possibly light sanding. Follow up with teflon powder. You may have to = regulate some lost motion.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Also check the key bushings for any = wear as a dimple there in the felt can also stop the key from returning especially = on the dogleg keys.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Joe Goss RPT<BR>Mother Goose = Tools<BR><A href="mailto:imatunr@srvinet.com">imatunr@srvinet.com</A><BR><A href="http://www.mothergoosetools.com">www.mothergoosetools.com</A></FO= NT></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; = BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV> <DIV style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: = black"><B>From:</B> <A title=Tvak@aol.com href="mailto:Tvak@aol.com">Tvak@aol.com</A> = </DIV> <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> Sunday, January 23, 2005 = 8:31 AM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: perpetually = sticking keys</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV><FONT face=arial,helvetica><FONT face=Geneva = color=#000000 size=2 FAMILY="SANSSERIF"><BR>In a message dated 1/23/05 9:18:36 = AM, <A href="mailto:tomtuner@comcast.net">tomtuner@comcast.net</A> writes:<BR><BR><BR> <BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #0000ff 2px = solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px" cite="" TYPE="CITE"></FONT><FONT face=Geneva color=#000000 = size=2 FAMILY="SANSSERIF"><BR></FONT><FONT face=Arial color=#000000 = size=2 FAMILY="SANSSERIF">Tight whippen -flange action = centers</FONT><FONT face=Geneva color=#000000 size=2 = FAMILY="SANSSERIF"><BR><BR></FONT><FONT face=Arial color=#000000 size=2 FAMILY="SANSSERIF">Rusty or = rough spoons digging into the damper levers</FONT><FONT face=Geneva = color=#000000 size=2 FAMILY="SANSSERIF"><BR><BR></BLOCKQUOTE></FONT><FONT face=Geneva = color=#000000 size=2 FAMILY="SANSSERIF"><BR><BR>No.  Thanks, I'll check = that out.  I never really looked at them.<BR><BR>In a message dated 1/23/05 = 9:26:41 AM, <A href="mailto:Piannaman@aol.com">Piannaman@aol.com</A> = writes:<BR><BR><BR> <BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #0000ff 2px = solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px" cite="" TYPE="CITE"></FONT><FONT face=Geneva color=#000000 = size=2 FAMILY="SANSSERIF">check ALL of the = centers.<BR></BLOCKQUOTE></FONT><FONT face=Geneva color=#000000 size=2 FAMILY="SANSSERIF"><BR>Yeah, = I was thinking about that.  I thought I Proteked the entire action when I first = got the piano, but the action wasn't sluggish, so maybe I skipped that.  = Another dose wouldn't do any harm. <BR><BR><BR>Tom Sivak</FONT><FONT = face=Geneva color=#000000 size=2 FAMILY="SANSSERIF"></FONT> </FONT></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>