<!doctype html public "-//W3C//DTD W3 HTML//EN"> <html><head><style type="text/css"></style><title>Re: Console Jack Reset Trouble</title></head><body> <div>At 4:57 PM -0400 7/25/04, Farrell wrote:</div> <blockquote type="cite" cite><font face="Arial" size="-1">... when played very softly/slowly, the jack would not reset back under the hammer butt.</font></blockquote> <blockquote type="cite" cite> <font face="Arial" size="-1">Plenty of lost motion. ...</font></blockquote> <div><br></div> <div>Terry,</div> <div><br></div> <div>Take the worst offender and remove the wippen from the action and verify that the wippen / jack flange center pins are free and not binding. Repin if unsure. On that same note verify for certain that the front / balance rail key bushings are not causing excess friction. These areas can be deceptive at times.</div> <div><br></div> <div>Until it is determined without reservation that these areas are not contributing to the problem, adding and/or removing weights is the last resort.</div> <div><br></div> <div>Sincerely,</div> <div><br></div> <div>Keith</div> <x-sigsep><pre>-- </pre></x-sigsep> <div>Keith McGavern<br> Registered Piano Technician<br> Oklahoma Chapter 731<br> Piano Technicians Guild<br> USA<br> </div> </body> </html>