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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>The only reason I'm responding with =
probably the
wrong answer is that I've felt that too. Mostly on Baldwin Grands. The =
key stop
rail, right above the keys, is screwed down too far, and the back of the =
key
button hits it. </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Kevin.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV>
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black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=mfarrel2@tampabay.rr.com
href="mailto:mfarrel2@tampabay.rr.com">Farrell</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> Wednesday, March 19, 2003 =
5:44
PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Tonight's =
Puzzler</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>Worked on an old upright (Adam Schaff - Chicago) =
tonight -
better condition than most - 88 functioning keys, but still, 90 years =
worth of
wear. While giving many of the keys firm blows while tuning I noticed =
a
reverberation in the keys (maybe 25%-50% of them - some more than =
others) - a
bobbling-like feel at the end of the keystroke. You would not feel =
anything
abnormal on a light to medium blow. But on a hard blow it felt like =
something
was dancing on the back end of the key at the end of the key =
stroke.<BR><BR>It
took me a little while to figure it out. It was not the first (or =
second)
thing I checked for. What was it?<BR><BR>Terry
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