<HTML style="FONT-SIZE: x-small; FONT-FAMILY: MS Sans Serif"><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=windows-1251"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2900.2769" name=GENERATOR></HEAD> <BODY> <DIV> <DIV>You've obviously messed everything up by tightening the bench.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>My guess, hammers are striking the tops of the damper heads when they are lifted by the pedal. Is the rod lifting the dampers too much? </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV> <DIV>Alan Barnard</DIV> <DIV>Salem, Missouri</DIV> <DIV> </DIV></DIV></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid"> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt Arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV> <DIV style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"><B>From:</B> <A title=joegarrett@earthlink.net href="mailto:joegarrett@earthlink.net">Joseph Garrett</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To: </B><A title=pianotech@ptg.org href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">pianotech</A></DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> 10/28/2005 9:35:08 PM </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Today's Puzzler<G></DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV><FONT size=2> <P> <DIV>O.K. kiddies, here's a puzzler for you: 70's Yamaha Console, just did flange replacement due to bad hammer spring cords. In the process, the hammers were surfaced. The action was cleaned, tightened and lubed. All hammer butt center pins were checked and put into specs. Reinstalled action, did minor regulation to get everything smooth. Adjusted pedals. Tightened Bench.<G></DIV> <DIV>8 year old pianist complains that certain notes do not make a sound when the sustain pedal is pressed and she is trying to play softly. Checked the piano for this malady. Sure enough, on soft blows with the sustain pedal engaged, many notes do not hit the strings! Hmmmmmm?!!!!!</DIV> <DIV>Whatchathink????</DIV> <DIV>Regards,</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Joe Garrett, R.P.T. (Oregon)</DIV> <DIV>Captain, Tool Police</DIV> <DIV>Squares R I</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <P></P></FONT></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>