<!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 6.00.2800.1555" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Hi, Should have added, Hold down the back of the keys with a key leveling bar while moving the hammers.</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> <BLOCKQUOTE dir=ltr 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=imatunr@srvinet.com href="mailto:imatunr@srvinet.com">Joe And Penny Goss</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=pianotech@ptg.org href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">Pianotech List</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Thursday, April 17, 2008 9:23 AM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: Wurlitzer Console Woes</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <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> <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=formsma@gmail.com href="mailto:formsma@gmail.com">John Formsma</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=pianotech@ptg.org href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">Pianotech List</A> </DIV> <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> <DIV><BR></DIV> <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>> wrote:<BR> <BLOCKQUOTE class=gmail_quote style="PADDING-LEFT: 1ex; MARGIN: 0px 0px 0px 0.8ex; BORDER-LEFT: #ccc 1px solid"> <DIV lang=EN-US link="blue" vlink="blue"> <DIV> <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> <DIV><BR></DIV> <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> <DIV><BR> </DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE class=gmail_quote style="PADDING-LEFT: 1ex; MARGIN: 0px 0px 0px 0.8ex; BORDER-LEFT: #ccc 1px solid"> <DIV lang=EN-US link="blue" vlink="blue"> <DIV> <P><SPAN class=Apple-style-span style="COLOR: rgb(0,0,128); FONT-FAMILY: Arial"></SPAN></P> <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> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV>That'd be my guess.  I've noticed the same thing.</DIV></DIV><BR>-- <BR>JF<BR></BLOCKQUOTE></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>