<!doctype html public "-//W3C//DTD W3 HTML//EN"> <html><head><style type="text/css"></style><title>Player piano problem</title></head><body> <div>><font face="Arial" color="#000000">The first branch is the best description of the problem: the hammer</font></div> <div><font face="Arial" color="#000000">>lifts off the rail and stays off, the key stays depressed</font></div> <div><font face="Arial" color="#000000"><br></font></div> <div><font face="Arial" color="#000000">The valve is being signaled to operate. It's a fairly logical system.</font></div> <div><font face="Arial" color="#000000">The note is working, it's just always working. Look for a loose connection</font></div> <div><font face="Arial" color="#000000">at the fitting to the valve chest, split/disconnected tubing.</font></div> <div><font face="Arial" color="#000000">A disconnect in the tracker bar itself is highly improbable.</font></div> <div><font face="Arial" color="#000000"><br></font></div> <div><font face="Arial" color="#000000">If there is lead tubing</font>, there also may be a split or very porous section;</div> <div>be careful not to suck on any lines to free them ;-P</div> <div><br></div> <div>The lead dust from oxidation inside the tubing is toxic.</div> <div>The outside is usually sealed with shellac.</div> <div><br></div> <div>Instruct the customer that if you have to remove the stack, which entails</div> <div>disconnecting the vacuum supply to the stack and wind motor, the large</div> <div>hoses might not seal properly once removed because of stiffness/brittleness,</div> <div>causing further loss of power.</div> <div><br></div> <div>John Tuttle has a great site for players, the player might be represented here:</div> <div>http://www.player-care.com/system_2.html</div> <div>Scour his site for more useful info.</div> <x-sigsep><pre>-- </pre></x-sigsep> <div><br></div> <div>Regards,</div> <div><br> Jon Page</div> </body> </html>