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<DIV><SPAN class=671024618-16122004>Possibles: 1) High humidity =
(hammer felt
slightly swollen). 2) The flange pinning is loose (worn =
out, or
the pin has slipped out of one side). 3) The problem has =
always been
there, the customer just hasn't played that low note very often so =
haven't
complained (beginners, "by ear" noodlers, and church-hymn-only =
players tend
to stay in the middle of the piano pretty exclusively). 4) =
Hammer
shaft is warped and needs to be straightened with heat or a Warp Drive
Tool (use the Stun setting). 5) The flange needs
papering--check travel of that hammer and several neighbors on each side =
of
it. 6) The piano is crap and the "last-resort, crap-piano =
fix" can
be justified, i.e., a little 80-grit applied to the friction point =
between the
hammers--assuming none of the above problems are obvious and worth =
fooling with.
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<DIV><SPAN class=671024618-16122004>Check the hammer/string alignment. =
Has
either hammer "drifted" or is it obvious that each has been hitting, =
exactly,
in its own groove forever? If they are hitting "true" to the =
grooves,
they've probably been rubbing shoulders for 30 years.</SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV align=left>Alan R. Barnard</DIV>
<DIV align=left>Salem, MO</DIV>
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face=Tahoma>-----Original Message-----<BR><B>From:</B>
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Behalf Of
</B>Sspeev@aol.com<BR><B>Sent:</B> Thursday, December 16, 2004 7:56
AM<BR><B>To:</B> pianotech@ptg.org<BR><B>Subject:</B> short question =
on (15-20
year old) Weber console<BR><BR></FONT></DIV>
<DIV>Hello everyone.</DIV>
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<DIV>Question: </DIV>
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<DIV>A bass hammer is slightly rubbing against an adjacent hammer, so =
that
when the note in question is played the hammer ends up getting =
stuck, the
majority of time. It won't return to the rail until the =
adjacent
note is depressed. I tightened the hammer butt =
flanges, and
the problem still occurs. I don't know anything =
about the
history of this piano, but i will say that it looks like =
it's barely
been touched. Any thoughts?</DIV>
<DIV><BR>thank you,</DIV>
<DIV>Scott (fledgling technician) </DIV><BR>
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