<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META HTTP-EQUIV="Content-Type" CONTENT="text/html; = charset=windows-1250"> <TITLE>Message</TITLE> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2900.2604" name=GENERATOR></HEAD> <BODY> <DIV><FONT face=Arial><SPAN class=859002103-17032005>Well, I'm off = to bed early, so here's the answer: Remove the fuzz, lint, and junk from under the key = fronts and, in a couple of cases, a paper punching as well. A little more dip = solved the problem. I didn't remove any butts but they acted like they are = pretty "dimpled." The jacks just wanted a little more </SPAN>after = touch <SPAN class=859002103-17032005>to clear. Rail may have settled back some = and, of course it's worn and compressed. But I didn't want to have to redo all = the capstans, etc. </SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial><SPAN = class=859002103-17032005></SPAN></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial><SPAN class=859002103-17032005>I confess it's = a field repair for when you don't really care... But it's one step up from the = county dump. </SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV align=left><FONT face=Arial size=2>Alan R. = Barnard</FONT></DIV> <DIV align=left><FONT face=Arial size=2>Salem, MO</FONT></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE dir=ltr style="MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV></DIV> <DIV class=OutlookMessageHeader lang=en-us dir=ltr = align=left><FONT face=Tahoma size=2>-----Original Message-----<BR><B>From:</B> pianotech-bounces@ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org] <B>On = Behalf Of </B>Alan<BR><B>Sent:</B> Wednesday, March 16, 2005 7:53 = PM<BR><B>To:</B> 'Pianotech'<BR><B>Subject:</B> Challenge Question<BR><BR></FONT></DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=765013701-17032005><FONT face=Arial>Here's the = kind of crap I get to play with all too often:</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=765013701-17032005><FONT face=Arial></FONT></SPAN> </DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=765013701-17032005><FONT face=Arial>Ancient BBUBIIBUWBHAABUBBATFAABTIY (Big Beautiful Upright But Inside It's Butt = Ugly With Bubbling Hammers And A Bunged Up Bass Bridge And Totally Filthy = And Ain't Been Tuned In Years)</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=765013701-17032005><FONT face=Arial></FONT></SPAN> </DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=765013701-17032005><FONT face=Arial>Sitting in a = metal building that is heated/cooled one evening a week--sign over door says = "Little Branson Theater."</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=765013701-17032005><FONT face=Arial></FONT></SPAN> </DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=765013701-17032005><FONT face=Arial>"Can you = please come tune it before Saturday? We're having a show!" </FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=765013701-17032005><FONT face=Arial></FONT></SPAN> </DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=765013701-17032005><FONT face=Arial>Well, isn't = that just special! And, no foolin' now, that shore IS an emergency, yessirree ... </FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=765013701-17032005><FONT face=Arial></FONT></SPAN> </DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=765013701-17032005><FONT face=Arial>Anyway many = hammers bububububbling. Lost motion not bad, letoff kinda okay, checking not = very good, etc., etc., etc.</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=765013701-17032005><FONT face=Arial></FONT></SPAN> </DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=765013701-17032005><FONT face=Arial>But the fix = was easy and quick. Think about worn parts, the general untidiness of these old = beaters, and basic upright geometry...</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=765013701-17032005><FONT face=Arial></FONT></SPAN> </DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=765013701-17032005><FONT face=Arial>Any takers?</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV align=left><FONT face=Arial size=2>Alan R. = Barnard</FONT></DIV> <DIV align=left><FONT face=Arial size=2>Salem, MO</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV><BR> <P><FONT size=2>--<BR>Internal Virus Database is = out-of-date.<BR>Checked by AVG Anti-Virus.<BR>Version: 7.0.308 / Virus Database: 266.7.1 - = Release Date: 03/09/2005<BR></FONT></P><BR> <P><FONT size=2>--<BR>Internal Virus Database is = out-of-date.<BR>Checked by AVG Anti-Virus.<BR>Version: 7.0.308 / Virus Database: 266.7.1 - = Release Date: 03/09/2005<BR></FONT></P></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML> <BR> <P><FONT SIZE=2>--<BR> Internal Virus Database is out-of-date.<BR> Checked by AVG Anti-Virus.<BR> Version: 7.0.308 / Virus Database: 266.7.1 - Release Date: = 03/09/2005<BR> </FONT> </P>