<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.6000.16525" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Richard,</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>    Of course we all know this is a 6'8"grand----NOT !</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>    I looked it up cause I'm an inquisitive lad, but a little background info is always helpful.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>    Such as in not any particular order of importance </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>    How old ?</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>    How worn?</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>    Are the backchecks in good condition</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>        Hammer tails, keydip ,balance rail holes.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>aftertouch , rep lever spring strength ---YADA YADA YADA></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>    Meet us at least part way with a well formulated posting and I'll bet you'll get some good advice,</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>    Just my opinion,</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>    Tom Driscoll<BR>    </FONT></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV> <DIV style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"><B>From:</B> <A title=capprj@gmail.com href="mailto:capprj@gmail.com">Richard and Julie Capp</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> Sunday, October 07, 2007 1:36 AM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> bouncing Schimmel hammers</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV>Hello list,<BR>I have a problem with bouncing hammers on a Schimmel CC208T.  This is not the bubbling/bobbling hammers that can happen with a soft blow, but a rebound from the rest felt that restrikes the string on a sharp staccato blow.  The hammer flange pinning is a bit loose at 3-4 grams (7-8 swings), but I don't think that is the whole problem.  Anyone encounter a similar Schimmel problem? <BR><BR>Richard Capp<BR></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>