<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD><TITLE>Message</TITLE> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; = charset=iso-8859-1"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2737.800" name=GENERATOR></HEAD> <BODY style="BACKGROUND-POSITION: left top; FONT-WEIGHT: normal; FONT-SIZE: = 10pt; BACKGROUND-IMAGE: = url(http://skins.hotbar.com/skins/mailskins/st/051902/051902flag148_1.jpg= ); MARGIN: 0px; COLOR: #000000; BACKGROUND-REPEAT: no-repeat; = FONT-STYLE: normal; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #f7fbff" bgColor=#f7fbff hmark="hotbar_element" hbtype="st" = stationery_tag_mark> <DIV><SPAN class=021311016-23032004><FONT color=#0000ff>Most pianos = have a block of felt glued to the hammer rail felt in order to stop the rail rise = against the action bracket.  This is a regulation that must be done on all = upright actions when you install a new action.  It is something that was = missed at the factory.  Kimball missed lots of things at the factory.</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <P><FONT color=#0000ff><STRONG>D.L. Bullock    St. Louis<BR></STRONG><A href="http://www.thepianoworld.com/"><STRONG>www.thepianoworld.com</STR= ONG></A><FONT color=#000000><STRONG> </STRONG></FONT></FONT></P> <P> <P><FONT color=#0000ff><STRONG></STRONG></FONT></P><FONT face=Tahoma>-----Original Message-----<BR><B>From:</B> Brian Doepke [mailto:doepkeb@comcast.net]<BR><B>Sent:</B> Monday, March 22, 2004 6:51 = PM<BR><B>To:</B> pianotech@ptg.org<BR><B>Subject:</B> Good Advice, but = still Nervous<BR><BR></FONT></P> <BLOCKQUOTE dir=ltr style="MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV><SPAN class=660363900-23032004>I have a client who's Kimball = Console piano hammer rail has too much travel when the soft pedal is fully depressed.  In other words, it gets too close to the strings, = making the keys play very sloppily and inconsistent.</SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=660363900-23032004></SPAN> </DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=660363900-23032004>I have received good advice from = my mentor regarding how to limit the forward movement of the hammer rail, but I = am still nervous on how to combat the problem and eliminate the excess travel.</SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=660363900-23032004></SPAN> </DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=660363900-23032004>The customer has indicated that = when the pedal is pushed down 1/2 way, she can play the piano with much better consistency...it feels better, not so sloppy.</SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=660363900-23032004></SPAN> </DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=660363900-23032004>Does anyone have any suggestions = for this situation?</SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=660363900-23032004></SPAN> </DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=660363900-23032004>Thank you.</SPAN></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <P>Brian Doepke<BR>doepkeb@comcast.net = </P></BLOCKQUOTE><SPAN id=hotbar_element_used stationery_tag_mark></SPAN></BODY></HTML>