<html><head><style type="text/css"></style></head><body><div style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12pt"><DIV style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Did the other tech remove/replace the underfelt on the hammer-flange rail? If so, that would decrease the spread a tad. </DIV> <DIV style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: arial, helvetica, sans-serif"> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Dave Davis, RPT<BR></DIV> <DIV style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman, new york, times, serif">----- Original Message ----<BR>From: Greg Newell <gnewell@ameritech.net><BR>To: Pianotech List <pianotech@ptg.org><BR>Sent: Thursday, November 15, 2007 5:47:00 AM<BR>Subject: RE: Steinway action noise<BR><BR>OK folks,<BR>I finally have some pics that might prove helpful. I may have to do multiple<BR>emails though so it passes through the filters in a timely fashion. Here's<BR>the first showing direct manipulation of the wippen. Note where the drop<BR>screw contacts the leather. The jack tip is contacting the hammer flange in<BR>between the hammer shank ears.<BR><BR>More to follow.<BR><BR>Greg<BR><BR>-----Original Message-----<BR>From: <A href="mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org" ymailto="mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org">pianotech-bounces@ptg.org</A> [mailto:<A href="mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org" ymailto="mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org">pianotech-bounces@ptg.org</A>] On Behalf<BR>Of <A href="mailto:A440A@aol.com" ymailto="mailto:A440A@aol.com">A440A@aol.com</A><BR>Sent: Thursday, November 15, 2007 8:23 AM<BR>To: <A href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org" ymailto="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">pianotech@ptg.org</A><BR>Subject: Re: Steinway action noise<BR><BR>Greg  writes:<BR><BR><< . I've forgotten the numbers but remember these are Steinway parts. I<BR>wouldn't expect to get something too far out here. >><BR><BR>(ahem),  Steinway offers a variety of parts,and there have been stock parts <BR>sent me that certainly did not fit.  The jack/hammerflange contact is not <BR>unheard of.  Your problem is more likely in the rails than the parts.   If<BR>the <BR>hammerflange rail is just slightly rotated, there is interference.  The pin<BR>to pin <BR>distance may be correct, but the flange will be out of place.  Ususally when<BR><BR>this happens, the drop screws are turned all the way up.  If no new parts<BR>are <BR>available, you can often stop the problem by removing the proximal half of<BR>the <BR>jack, near the top.  <BR>Regards, <BR><BR><BR><BR>Ed Foote RPT <BR><A href="http://www.uk-piano.org/edfoote/index.html" target=_blank>http://www.uk-piano.org/edfoote/index.html</A><BR><A href="http://www.uk-piano.org/edfoote/well_tempered_piano.html" target=_blank>www.uk-piano.org/edfoote/well_tempered_piano.html</A><BR><BR><BR><BR>**************************************<BR> See what's new at <BR><A href="http://www.aol.com/" target=_blank>http://www.aol.com</A></HTML><BR></DIV> <DIV style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><BR></DIV></div></body></html>