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<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>MINE ALSO HAD A FAKIE SOFT PEDAL LIKE AN
UPRIGHT</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>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></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV>
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style="FONT: 10pt arial; BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; font-color: black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=tnrwim@aol.com href="mailto:tnrwim@aol.com">tnrwim@aol.com</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 9:11
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>DRAGGING SPOON ON KEY END
FELT?</FONT></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></DIV>Grands do not have spoons<BR><BR>
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style="FONT-FAMILY: arial,helvetica; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">-----Original
Message-----<BR>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><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">----- Original Message ----- </DIV>
<DIV
style="FONT: 10pt arial; BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; font-color: black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=tomtuner@verizon.net href="mailto:tomtuner@verizon.net">Tom
Driscoll</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 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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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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<DIV class=MsoNormal><SPAN
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style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Comic Sans MS'; COLOR: #632423; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Delwin
D Fandrich</SPAN><SPAN
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<DIV class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Comic Sans MS'; COLOR: #632423; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Piano
Design & Fabrication</SPAN><SPAN
style="COLOR: #632423; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="COLOR: #632423; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">6939
Foothill Court SW, </SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Comic Sans MS'; COLOR: #632423; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Olympia,
Washington 98512 USA</SPAN></DIV>
<DIV class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Comic Sans MS'; COLOR: #632423; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Phone
360.515.0119 Cell 360.388.6525</SPAN><SPAN
style="COLOR: #632423; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Comic Sans MS'; COLOR: #632423; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><A
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</SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Comic Sans MS'; COLOR: #632423; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><A
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