<!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 5.50.4134.100" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Hi!</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>The problem could be in the small = wooden part that links the key to the whippen. It has a screw for tightening, check it's condition. If it is loose, it will cause noise.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>And, by the way, Bechstein never used = Viennese actions. The one described here is a rocker action (all normal except it = has those wooden links to the keys insteead of a capstan). I'd say they = allow usually a more sensitive touch when playing, than many actions with capstans.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Regards,</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2> Calin Tantareanu<BR>----------------------------------------------------<BR>&nb= sp;<A href="http://calintantareanu.tripod.com">http://calintantareanu.tripod.= com</A><BR>----------------------------------------------------<BR></FONT= ></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE 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=Piannaman@aol.com href="mailto:Piannaman@aol.com">Piannaman@aol.com</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> Saturday, June 07, 2003 = 6:15 PM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: Viennese Grand = Action Regulation</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV><FONT face=arial,helvetica><FONT size=2>In a = message dated 6/7/03 12:24:10 AM Pacific Daylight Time, <A href="mailto:remoody@midstatesd.net">remoody@midstatesd.net</A> = writes: <BR><BR><BR> <BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #0000ff 2px = solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px" TYPE="CITE">If the Viennese action  is like any other action = and it is "noisy" <BR>you should go through and tighten every screw you can = find.  After <BR>that then you have a noise problem.       ---rm</FONT><FONT lang=0 = face=Arial color=#000000 size=3 = FAMILY="SANSSERIF"></BLOCKQUOTE><BR></FONT><FONT lang=0 face=Arial color=#000000 size=2 FAMILY="SANSSERIF"><BR>The = screws are really tight.  I've seen these actions before(though I never worked on = one before), and noise seems to be their big problem.  They work = fine, just lots of clacking. <BR><BR>Dave S.</FONT> = </FONT></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>