<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1" http-equiv=Content-Type> <STYLE>.hmmessage P { PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; MARGIN: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px } BODY.hmmessage { FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma; FONT-SIZE: 10pt } </STYLE> <META name=GENERATOR content="MSHTML 8.00.6001.19088"></HEAD> <BODY class=hmmessage bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=Arial>Oils No Goose Juice yes.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial>This is a grand I presume.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial>Key stack is not squarely on the capstans prior to tightening down the screws.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial>Grands often had little blocks to locate the action in the piano for side to side movement of the unacorda pedal.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial>Are they still there or has someone forgot to replace them in the past.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial>This keeps the back key felt from hanging up on the damper spoons.</FONT></DIV> <DIV>Joe Goss BSMusEd MMusEd RPT<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="BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px" dir=ltr> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial; BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; font-color: black"><B>From:</B> <A title=pianotune05@hotmail.com href="mailto:pianotune05@hotmail.com">Marshall Gisondi</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, June 26, 2011 1:11 PM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> [pianotech] binding keys etc</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV dir=ltr><FONT size=3 face=Arial>Thanks everyone for helpful ideas/insight.  I did notice that when the action was out that if you hit a key the hammer rises up very quickly as well. What are you thoughts on puttin on the stack, screws go in a certain sequence or it doesn't matter?  I've heard both sides.  </FONT><BR><FONT size=3 face=Arial></FONT> <BR><FONT size=3 face=Arial> Also when the action was in, some of the dampers acted odd as if they were catching somewhere. I had to gently pull them up and down by hand to free them.  Could the action be in too far?  This customer is almost 2 hours from where I live, so time is always an issuse when I arrive. this is partly why I have to return to try and tune this old thing lol.  Strings seem rusty as well, so if anyone has ideas on how to keep any strings from going during a pitch raise that would be great. </FONT><BR><FONT size=3 face=Arial></FONT> <BR><FONT size=3 face=Arial>I'm familiar with bumping the tuning lever in the flat direction to free rust.  I was definitly advised against lubricating strings by some I know from the school.  Lubricnts tend to allow dust to adhere to the strings.  I do this on occasion which I know the school woudl disagree with me, but I'll bring the pitch up gradually if it's really low.</FONT><BR><FONT size=3 face=Arial></FONT> <BR><FONT size=3 face=Arial>Well sorry for the rambling, but this pinao is causing me some anxiety. </FONT><BR><FONT size=3 face=Arial>Marshall</FONT><BR> <BR><BR><BR><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold"><FONT size=3><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Garamond,Times,Serif"><SPAN style="FONT-STYLE: italic">Marshall Gisondi Piano Technician</SPAN></SPAN></FONT></SPAN><BR><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold"><FONT size=3><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Garamond,Times,Serif"><SPAN style="FONT-STYLE: italic">Marshall's Piano Service</SPAN></SPAN></FONT></SPAN><BR><STRONG><EM><FONT size=3 face=Garamond>pianotune05@hotmail.com</FONT></EM></STRONG><BR><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold"><FONT size=3><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Garamond,Times,Serif"><SPAN style="FONT-STYLE: italic">215-510-9400</SPAN></SPAN></FONT></SPAN><BR><STRONG><EM><FONT size=3 face=Garamond><A href="http://www.phillytuner.com/" target=_blank>www.phillytuner.com</A> </FONT></EM></STRONG><BR><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold"><FONT size=3><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Garamond,Times,Serif"><SPAN style="FONT-STYLE: italic">Graduate of The School of Piano Technology for the Blind <A href="http://www.pianotuningschool.org/" target=_blank>www.pianotuningschool.org</A> Vancouver, WA<BR><BR><BR><BR><BR></SPAN></SPAN></FONT></SPAN><SPAN style="TEXT-DECORATION: underline"><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold"><FONT size=3><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Garamond,Times,Serif"></SPAN></FONT></SPAN></SPAN></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>