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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Hi I find the divot in the wippen cushion the other
source of the problem.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Press soft pedal and release. If hammers return,
even slowly,</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>the cushion is most
likely involved.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Sand even and apply teflon powder. Regulate lost
motion.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV>Joe Goss RPT<BR>Mother Goose Tools<BR><A
href="mailto:imatunr@srvinet.com">imatunr@srvinet.com</A><BR><A
href="http://www.mothergoosetools.com">www.mothergoosetools.com</A></DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Wednesday, April 16, 2008 8:23
PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: Wurlitzer Console Woes</DIV>
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<DIV class=gmail_quote>On Wed, Apr 16, 2008 at 8:35 AM, Dean May <<A
href="mailto:deanmay@pianorebuilders.com">deanmay@pianorebuilders.com</A>>
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<P><SPAN class=Apple-style-span
style="COLOR: rgb(0,0,128); FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Some of those Wurlitzers can
be very problematic with sluggish actions. They just seem overly susceptible
to the slightest imbalance of friction. I've found that often the problem is
the whippen center.</SPAN></P></DIV></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE>
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<DIV>Ditto. You have to check all the centers. But the wippens are
certainly troublesome. It's $$$.00 if you can sell the job.</DIV>
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<P><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Speaking of
Wurly's, I've noticed a certain era of them that seem to develop loose
pins. They have exposed pin blocks on the top which show an apparently
good quality multi-lam block. <snip>. While they are still holding
they aren't as tight as I'd like them to be. I'm wondering if the blocks
were made of some inferior wood to only make it look like a good
block.</SPAN></FONT></P></DIV></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE>
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<DIV>That'd be my guess. I've noticed the same thing.</DIV></DIV><BR>--
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