<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META HTTP-EQUIV="Content-Type" CONTENT="text/html; = charset=us-ascii"> <TITLE>Message</TITLE> <META content="MSHTML 5.50.4207.2601" name=GENERATOR></HEAD> <BODY> <DIV><SPAN class=200541502-09052003><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff = size=2>Charles,</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=200541502-09052003>    <FONT = face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>You might check the hammer rest rail.  If = it is allowing the hammers to drop too far they can get 'snagged.' </FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=200541502-09052003><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff = size=2>Peter</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV align=left><FONT face=Arial = size=2>_____________________</FONT></DIV> <DIV align=left><FONT face=Arial size=2><A href="mailto:selahpiano@hotmail.com">selahpiano@hotmail.com</A> = </FONT></DIV> <DIV align=left><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV align=left> <DIV align=left><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT></DIV><FONT = face=Arial size=2></FONT></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE 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>Piannerman@aol.com<BR><B>Sent:</B> Thursday, May 08, 2003 8:50 PM<BR><B>To:</B> pianotech@ptg.org<BR><B>Subject:</B> G452 Wurlitzer Grand<BR><BR></FONT></DIV><FONT face=arial,helvetica><FONT lang=0 = face=Arial size=2 FAMILY="SANSSERIF">I've read most of the books but this is = a new one on me.  Several keys (probably 12 or so) in the midrange can't be depressed.  The inside of the hammer "tail" sticks against the = back of the wippen.  So the hammer is incapable of rising unless you pull = the hammer up with your hand. <BR><BR>Being a relative newbie as a piano = tech, I'm wondering what the fix is.  Take a file and file the back of the wippen?  Take a Dremel tool and sand off part of the hammer so it = doesn't rub?  Reglue the offending hammers, making the shanks 1/64 = longer?  <BR><BR>Just curious to know if any of you "Been there, done that, got = the T-shirts" have seen this before?<BR>Toodles,<BR>Charles = Cron<BR>Rockfield, KY</FONT> </FONT></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>