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<DIV><FONT face=Arial>Hi Marshall,</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial>GJ will only help if there is only a slight
hesitation of the sticker.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial>The problem that you might be having may be down lower on
the stick where it attaches to the action.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial>Many times it is the felt that holds the center pin in its
place is rubbing against the wood.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial>Also another place to examine is where the rod at the top
of the sticker goes through the felt. Here you may find that the felt is not in
its correct place but binding on the metal rod.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial>The individual sticker can be taken out of the action and
that felt moved back into place without removing the action by holding the
wippen arm and pulling down on the sticker with a twisting motion. This would
allow you to examine and fix both top and bottom if needed.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV>Joe Goss BSMusEd MMusEd RPT<BR><A
href="mailto:imatunr@gmail.com">imatunr@gmail.com</A><BR><A
href="http://www.mothergoosetools.com">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=pianotune05@hotmail.com
href="mailto:pianotune05@hotmail.com">Marshall Gisondi</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> Sunday, February 03, 2013 6:24
AM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> [pianotech] whitney spinet
grrrr</DIV>
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<DIV dir=ltr><FONT size=3 face=Arial>Hi Everyone,</FONT><BR><FONT size=3
face=Arial>I went to tune an old Whitney spinet yesterday. Before
I could tune it I said that we needed to correct the lost motion. It was
so bad it felt like someone took the soft peal and held the pedal down or
almost that bad. I checked the pedal and it was adjusted fine. The
lost motion on this particular one was adjusted with the little screw at the
end of the key that turned this thin wire connected to the sticker. Some
of the screws were tight, and so tight that a sticker broke and the screw on
the other broke off the wire. I didn't even crank them knowing they were
fragile parts. I was extra careful and a probelm ensued. Long
story short, I suggested they get a different piano and we are going to
explore that after tax time. This was one of the groupon
customers. So my question is, is this avoidable. Is there a way to
loosen up these screws and wires so that they move freely without breaking the
wood flimsy stickers the are attached to? </FONT><BR><FONT size=3
face=Arial></FONT> <BR><FONT size=3 face=Arial>On my third piano of the
day, I encountered a Baldwin spinet with at least one tight bushing in the
sticker guide rail. Does Goose juice serve as a good remody? What
I find interesting is how do pedals get out of adjustment and damper felts
fall off if the piano is rarel played? I was told that it used to be
played more but upon inspecting the hammers they didn't seem too
grooved. The piano was in pretty good shape over all.
Thanks</FONT><BR><FONT size=3 face=Arial>Have a good one</FONT><BR><FONT
size=3 face=Arial>Marshall<BR><BR id=ecxFontBreak></FONT><BR><BR><EM><FONT
size=3 face=Arial>Marshall Gisondi</FONT></EM><BR><EM><FONT size=3
face=Arial>MARSHALL'S PIANO SERVICE</FONT></EM><BR><EM><FONT size=3
face=Arial>215-510-9400</FONT></EM><BR><EM><FONT size=3 face=Arial><A
href="http://www.phillytuner.com" target=_blank>http://www.phillytuner.com</A>
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