<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; = charset=iso-8859-1"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2900.2604" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Jonathon: It sounds like you have a lot = of seized up action centers. You will need to either treat the action centers = with a lubricant such as Protek, or repin them. </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Patrick C. Poulson<BR>Registered Piano Technician<BR>Piano Technicians Guild</FONT></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE dir=ltr style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; = BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV> <DIV style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: = black"><B>From:</B> <A title=jstuchell@verizon.net = href="mailto:jstuchell@verizon.net">jonathan stuchell</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> Monday, February 21, 2005 = 3:15 PM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> sluggish action</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Hello technicians,</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial = size=2>          &nbs= p;  I have  an old Conreid upright with a few sluggish = notes.  The problem isnt with the keys ( they arent broken or sluggish in any way) = but with the action, as the hammers hit softly or even not at all and then = return slowly.  The wippen mechanism moves slowly.  Should I just = remove the wippens and replace them?   Or what else could I do with = this problem?</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial = size=2></FONT> </DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>