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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=3>This is an odd one....A clue- The notes =
involved
are the first 4 in the tenor section and no others.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=3>Dave Bunch</FONT></DIV>
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style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: =
black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=tune4u@earthlink.net =
href="mailto:tune4u@earthlink.net">Alan
Barnard</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> Friday, November 04, 2005 =
11:48
AM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: Blubber =
Pluzzler</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>
<DIV>
<DIV>Damper heads misaligned, hammers brushing or hitting them?</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>
<DIV>Alan Barnard</DIV>
<DIV>Salem, Missouri</DIV>
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<DIV> </DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt Arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV>
<DIV
style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: =
black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=pdtek@mchsi.com href="mailto:pdtek@mchsi.com">Dave =
Bunch</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> 11/04/2005 11:17:37 AM =
</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: Blubber =
Pluzzler</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV><FONT size=2>
<DIV>No, but the dampers are involved in the problem.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Dave Bunch</DIV>
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</DIV>
<DIV
style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: =
black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=multsch@jvlnet.com =
href="mailto:multsch@jvlnet.com">Mark
Ultsch</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> Thursday, November =
03, 2005
11:27 PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: Blubber =
Pluzzler</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Damper lever spring way too tight =
causing the
wippen to want to rotate and keep the jack tucked under the hammer =
butt??</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>If I'm way off base, feel free to =
enlighten
me.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I actually like to have customers =
watch my
diagnostic work. It gives me an excuse to use one of my =
better
diagnostic methods: talking to myself.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Mark Ultsch</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Madison</FONT></DIV>
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</DIV>
<DIV
style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: =
black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=pdtek@mchsi.com href="mailto:pdtek@mchsi.com">Dave =
Bunch</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> Thursday, November =
03, 2005
6:54 PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Blubber =
Pluzzler</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>
<DIV>Hello-</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Blubbering (double striking) hammers in a vertical are =
not all
that uncommon, but today I found a cause that I don't remember =
seeing
before.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>It was a new Baldwin Hamilton studio sized piano. The =
customer was
complaining that several notes in the low tenor area were not
sustaining. When I got there I found that these few notes were =
double
striking and sounding like they were blocking when played =
lightly.
Actually anything up to a light/moderate keystroke.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>I checked the position of the let off rail and regulation =
in
general. So far things looked fine. Moving the key down slowly =
produced
let off at about 1/8" and there was sufficient key dip for =
plenty of
after touch. Back checking was fine. I went to the worst one and =
to
satisfy my curiosity, cranked the button down to where let off =
was about
1/2". This changed nothing. The hammer was still bouncing off =
the top of
the jack. Only on a very firm stroke would everything cycle =
through as
it should. Most of the piano was just fine. It was these few
notes.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Well, it only took about five minutes to figure it out, but =
it was
a long five minutes with the customer watching. Anyone want to =
guess on
this one?</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Dave Bunch</DIV></BLOCKQUOTE>
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