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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">----- Original Message ----- </DIV>
<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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<P 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:<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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<P 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.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Comic Sans MS'; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">What is the problem and
what caused it?<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Comic Sans MS'; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">ddf<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Comic Sans MS'; COLOR: #632423; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Delwin D
Fandrich</SPAN><SPAN
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<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Comic Sans MS'; COLOR: #632423; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Piano
Design & Fabrication</SPAN><SPAN
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<P 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<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Comic Sans MS'; COLOR: #632423; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Phone
360.515.0119 — Cell 360.388.6525</SPAN><SPAN
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<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Comic Sans MS'; COLOR: #632423; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><A
href="mailto:del@fandrichpiano.com">del@fandrichpiano.com </A></SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Comic Sans MS'; COLOR: #632423; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">—
</SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Comic Sans MS'; COLOR: #632423; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><A
href="mailto:ddfandrich@gmail.com">ddfandrich@gmail.com</A></SPAN><o:p></o:p></P>
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