<html><head></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; ">Wim, I have seen grand keys lifting dampers via spoons. I believe Brambach may be one of them.<br><div><div><br></div><div>On Jul 16, 2011, at 8:11 AM, <a href="mailto:tnrwim@aol.com">tnrwim@aol.com</a> wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote type="cite"><font color="black" size="2" face="arial"><br>
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<div><font size="2" face="Arial">DRAGGING SPOON ON KEY END FELT?</font></div>
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Grands do not have spoons<br>
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From: Joe Goss <<a href="mailto:imatunr@srvinet.com">imatunr@srvinet.com</a>><br>
To: pianotech <<a href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">pianotech@ptg.org</a>><br>
Sent: Sat, Jul 16, 2011 2:47 am<br>
Subject: Re: [pianotech] Weekend puzzler<br>
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<div><font size="2" face="Arial">DRAGGING SPOON ON KEY END FELT?</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/" target="_blank">www.mothergoosetools.com</a></div>
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<div style="FONT: 10pt arial"><b>Sent:</b> Saturday, July 16, 2011 6:28 AM</div>
<div style="FONT: 10pt arial"><b>Subject:</b> Re: [pianotech] Weekend puzzler</div>
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<div><font size="2" face="Arial">I,m reaching ,but capstan-whippen cushion problem ? Worn cushion ?</font></div>
<div><font size="2" face="Arial">Tom Driscoll</font></div>
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<div style="FONT: 10pt arial; BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; font-color: black"><b>From:</b> <a title="del@fandrichpiano.com" href="mailto:del@fandrichpiano.com">Delwin D Fandrich</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> Saturday, July 16, 2011 2:09 AM</div>
<div style="FONT: 10pt arial"><b>Subject:</b> [pianotech] Weekend puzzler</div>
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<div class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Comic Sans MS'; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">The piano is a 1928 Chickering Model M, Scale 141 (small concert size). The problem is this:</span></div>
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<div class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Comic Sans MS'; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">As the key is depressed slowly—<i>pianissimo</i>—for the first millimeter or so the key and hammer move smoothly. Then something starts binding, it feels like something in the action is dragging, holding the key and action back. After forcing the key down another three or four millimeters action becomes free and everything operates normally. On a medium to hard blow there is good power and the problem is hardly noticeable but at <i>pianissimo</i> the action will hardly play.</span></div>
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<div class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Comic Sans MS'; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">What is the problem and what caused it?</span></div>
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