<html xmlns:v="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:vml" xmlns:o="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" xmlns:w="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:word" xmlns:st1="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40" xmlns:ns0="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags"> <head> <meta http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=us-ascii"> <meta name=Generator content="Microsoft Word 11 (filtered medium)"> <o:SmartTagType namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="PostalCode"/> <o:SmartTagType namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="State"/> <o:SmartTagType namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="place"/> <o:SmartTagType namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="City"/> <o:SmartTagType namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="PersonName"/>  <style>  </style>  </head> <body bgcolor=white lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=blue> <div class=Section1> I made a little over $50/hr shop time, more really, because my younger kids did much of the work of pulling hammers off, gluing Ecsaine on, etc. I focused on the weights and overseeing the kids. The piano is in otherwise very nice condition and has a beautiful cabinet. It is in a small church, and you gotta figure their replacement cost would be $4k or so. It took them 2 years to approve spending $500 on the repair and another $500 on a climate control system. Imagine how long it would have taken them to approve a $4k purchase? <o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> <div> Dean<o:p></o:p> Dean W May                        (812) 235-5272 voice and text<o:p></o:p> PianoRebuilders.com           (888) DEAN-MAY         <o:p></o:p> <ST1:PLACE u1:st="on"><ST1:PLACE u2:st="on"><U2:CITY u1:st="on"><ns0:City w:insAuthor="Dean May" w:insDate="2012-02-24T20:38:00Z" w:endInsAuthor="Dean May" w:endInsDate="2012-02-24T20:38:00Z"><st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">Terre Haute</st1:City></st1:place></ns0:City></U2:CITY> <ns0:State w:insAuthor="Dean May" w:insDate="2012-02-24T20:38:00Z" w:endInsAuthor="Dean May" w:endInsDate="2012-02-24T20:38:00Z"><U2:STATE u1:st="on"><st1:State w:st="on">IN</U2:STATE></st1:State></ns0:State> <ns0:PostalCode w:insAuthor="Dean May" w:insDate="2012-02-24T20:38:00Z" w:endInsAuthor="Dean May" w:endInsDate="2012-02-24T20:38:00Z"><U2:POSTALCODE u1:st="on"><st1:PostalCode w:st="on">47802</st1:PostalCode>           Give us a LIKE on Facebook! <a href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/PianoRebuilderscom/137780082943148">Go to PianoRebuilders.com</a></U2:POSTALCODE></ns0:PostalCode><o:p></o:p> </div> <div> <div class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'> <hr size=2 width="100%" align=center tabindex=-1> </div> From: pianotech-bounces@ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org] On Behalf Of David Boyce Sent: Friday, February 24, 2012 7:38 PM To: <st1:PersonName w:st="on">pianotech@ptg.org</st1:PersonName> Subject: Re: [pianotech] adding weights<o:p></o:p> </div> <o:p> </o:p> <o:p> </o:p> Dean, that was a considerable degree of technical expertise, and work, invested in a Wurlitzer console! I hope it was financially worthwhile. If it was, why would the owner spend the money on the Wurlitzer console instead of a new piano?! Best regards, David. <a href="http://www.davidboyce.co.uk">www.davidboyce.co.uk</a> <o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> Subject was 30 year old Wurly console. Complaint was intermittent sluggish keys. <u1:p></u1:p><o:p></o:p> <u1:p> </u1:p>This was a multiple problem child. The presenting problem was jacks not resetting. It had the nasty felt for the knuckles and backchecks which contributed to excess friction on the jack. Then downweight was in the low 40 gr range and upweight was less than 20. I find that that kind of low upweight causes problems. It just isn’t enough to get things reset. <u1:p></u1:p><o:p></o:p> <u1:p> </u1:p>I changed out knuckles and backchecks to Ecsaine to improve friction. Then I added about a 10 gram weight into the back of the key and about a 4 gram fishing line weight to the bridle strap wire. I also reduced hammer spring tension slightly and damper spring tension until I was measuring around 25g at damper head. Reducing these spring tensions helped keep downweight from going up too much by adding the key/wippen weights. The results were down weights around 50g and upweights in the mid to upper 20g. <o:p></o:p> <blockquote style='margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt' type=cite> I added a drop of thick CA after crimping the weight just for a little insurance. <u1:p></u1:p><o:p></o:p> <u1:p> </u1:p><o:p></o:p> The improvement was huge. A very responsive action. This is the first one that I’ve done adding the keyweights and wippen weights.<o:p></o:p> </blockquote> <o:p> </o:p> <o:p></o:p> </div> </body> </html>