<!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 6.00.2800.1126" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><SPAN class=689262420-10052003><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff = size=2>Hello,</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=689262420-10052003><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff = size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=689262420-10052003><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff = size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=689262420-10052003><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff = size=2>I guess you checked the noise of the jacks return on the cushion ? if too = much lost motion for some time the cushion is now possibly worn or even = unglued on some notes ?</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=689262420-10052003><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff = size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=689262420-10052003><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff = size=2>if too hard they are a bit noisy yet, if un glued the jack clicks as hell on = the hammer flange screw.</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=689262420-10052003><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff = size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=689262420-10052003><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff = size=2>it is easy to check so I suspect you did.</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=689262420-10052003><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff = size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=689262420-10052003><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff = size=2>Best of luck</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <P><FONT size=2>Isaac OLEG<BR><BR>Entretien et réparation de pianos.<BR><BR>PianoTech<BR>17 rue de Choisy<BR>94400 VITRY sur SEINE<BR>FRANCE<BR>tel : 033 01 47 18 06 98<BR>fax : 033 01 47 18 06 = 90<BR>cell: 06 60 42 58 77 </FONT></P> <BLOCKQUOTE dir=ltr style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #0000ff 2px = solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV class=OutlookMessageHeader dir=ltr align=left><FONT = face=Tahoma size=2>-----Message d'origine-----<BR><B>De :</B> pianotech-bounces@ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org]<B>De la = part de</B> Z! Reinhardt<BR><B>Envoyé :</B> samedi 10 mai 2003 20:20<BR><B>À :</B> Pianotech<BR><B>Objet :</B> Re: = Bedevilled by a Baldwin yet again<BR><BR></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Check for ...</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>  loose hammerheads</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>  loose catchers</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>  loose let-off = buttons</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>  loose damper heads (incredible = how much noise a loose collet in the damper head can make)</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>  glue slobber on the jack stop rail</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>  glue slobber on the damper = stop rail</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Z! Reinhardt  RPT<BR>Ann = Arbor  MI<BR><A = href="mailto:diskladame@provide.net">diskladame@provide.net</A></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, May 10, 2003 = 10:29 AM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Bedevilled by a = Baldwin yet again</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV><FONT face=arial,helvetica><FONT size=2>Hi List, = <BR><BR>I was going to list this as "Today's Puzzler," only that wouldn't be = fair, because I don't have an answer yet...:-(  Hopefully, with a = little more tweaking, and some good advice from this great resource, I can come = up with one. <BR><BR>A friend of mine bought a 70's Baldwin Hamilton Studio = from a local dealer.  I went out to do the free tuning/service call, = and found that the piano had basically not been seviced at all in the shop. =  It was a quick in-and-out deal.  The piano was filthy inside, = really out of tune, had plenty of lost motion, and had lots of action noise.  After a bit of regulating and a tuning, the piano sounded and = played much better--except for the clacks. <BR><BR>This is a corfam era = piano, but I know that sound: this is not it.  What I'm hearing is almost = like a jack or hammer shank slapping on something.  I think I've got = it isolated to the whippen.  Last night I took the action out and tightened every action screw in sight(and some hidden ones). =  They were definitely on the loose side.  Put the action back in, and the clacking/clicking was still there. <BR><BR>If I had much hair left, = I'd be pulling it out by now...any suggestions as to what this might be = would be extremely helpful.  I guess I'm a Bald-whiner. <BR><BR>This = comes a day after tuning a 90's Baldwin that has hammers that make granite seem = soft where I couldn't get a clean unison on isolated single strings in = the temperament....:-} <BR><BR>Thanks in advance, <BR><BR>Dave = Stahl</FONT> </FONT></BLOCKQUOTE></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>