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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>Hi Ed:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>I had this chronic problem about a year and half ago with earlier WNG felt bushed parts on a Steinway A, and it turned out to be death by a thousand small cuts – more than one thing contributing to this misbehavior. I made copious notes as I wended my way down the winding road, and they are not at home with me but at the shop. I’ll grab them today and get back to you this evening with what I found and my solutions. It sounds to me like you may have similar issues to mine.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>Will Truitt <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> pianotech-bounces@ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Ed Foote<br><b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, January 18, 2012 9:13 PM<br><b>To:</b> pianotech@ptg.org<br><b>Subject:</b> [pianotech] WNG jack don't come back no more, no more, no more.....<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:black'>Greetings, <o:p></o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:black'> Have finally found a rebuild that can use the new space age WNG composite parts. However, the jack will NOT return under the knuckle. (Steinway B). All the geometry looks good, and I have put more spring in than is comfortable to play, raised the rep lever until there is a noticeable gap between the height of the jack, and when I pull the jack out from under, and let it go, it will not return. <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:black'> This is a problem I noticed on a lot of the Baldwin Renner actions years ago. Has anybody with WNG experience dealt with this before? <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:black'>Thanks,<o:p></o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Ed Foote RPT<br><a href="http://www.piano-tuners.org/edfoote/index.html">http://www.piano-tuners.org/edfoote/index.html</a></span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:black'><br> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div></body></html>