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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Tom,</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Are the keys actually staying all the =
way down or
just not returning all the way and not repeating well?</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>If it's a repeating problem, you might =
check to see
if the hammer springs are too strong. It seems like a majority of =
the time
when I've had to deal with hammer springs, the damper springs have been =
too
strong, too. When those springs are too strong the =
action has a
real "resistant" touch--like the damper lift is too =
soon.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I sort of remember a mystery =
sticky key
situation on a new Kawai that I had to deal with a billion years =
ago---there was
something wrong with the mortice--not long enough (front to back) =
or deep
(height wise) enough. Can't quite remember, but I know I took care =
of it
after Ray Chandler (the company rep at the time) got me on the =
right
track.</FONT> <FONT face=Arial size=2> </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Barbara Richmond</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Sunday, January 23, 2005 =
9:09
AM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> perpetually sticking =
keys</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV><FONT face=arial,helvetica><FONT face=Geneva =
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size=2 FAMILY="SANSSERIF">List<BR><BR>I got in too deep this =
time. I
sold a little spinet piano last month. I had replaced the damper =
felts, key
bushings, and keytops. I included a free tuning and although =
there was
no written guarantee, I promised her that the piano was in good =
working
order. Which it was. <BR><BR>While the piano was in my =
posession,
I did have ALOT of trouble getting the keys eased so that they would =
return
promptly. Every time I went out to the shop I'd find another key =
that
wouldn't come back up, but I thought I had them all taken care =
of. And
if she had any problems, I planned to install lead weights on the back =
of the
keys.<BR><BR>Which I did, two weeks ago, when she called to tell me =
that there
were a couple of sticking keys. With the weights installed, I =
figured
that would be the last I'd hear from her. <BR><BR>Nope.<BR><BR>She =
called
yesterday with more sticking keys. Now, it's winter here in =
Chicago, the
indoor climate is dry, compared to spring, which is only a few months
away. If she's having problems now, oh boy.<BR><BR>My question =
is: what
the heck can I do next? I've eased the keys from here till
Sunday. I put the lead weights all the way at the back of =
the key
for maximum effect. I polished the keypins and sprayed them with =
TFL50.
I don't know what to do next to get myself out of this quagmire. =
I want
her to be satisfied with this instrument. I want to stop driving =
the 25
miles to her house.<BR><BR>HELP!<BR><BR>Tom Sivak<BR>Chicago PTG
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