<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD><TITLE>Re: Noisy action</TITLE> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; = charset=us-ascii"> <META content="MSHTML 5.50.4611.1300" name=GENERATOR></HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV>Thanks, Joseph,</DIV> <DIV>I was thinking = that something like your suggestion might have to be done. After I talk = to the Walter factory, I may end up with something like = this.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>jeannie</DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE dir=ltr style="MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV class=OutlookMessageHeader dir=ltr align=left>-----Original Message----- From: = owner-pianotech@ptg.org [mailto:owner-pianotech@ptg.org]On Behalf Of rufy@rcn.com Sent: Friday, June 08, 2001 12:56 = AM To: pianotech@ptg.org Subject: Re: Noisy action </DIV> Jeannie, I've done this with = some success: from the side of the wippen, push a thin rectangular = X-Acto-knife blade between the wip "cushion" and the wood. (It may be glued here, = maybe not.) Just in the center of it, behind the capstan impression. Then = thread through a strip of centerpin bushing cloth, and cut it off flush on = the sides. A tiny drop of glue on the wood side of the bushing cloth will make = certain it won't work its way out (but probaby isn't necessary). You can = do this without removing the wippens from the rail. This really works to = lessen the noise and does not create a "mushy" feel. Regards, Joseph Giandalone, RPT ---------- From: "Jeannie Grassi" <jgrassi@silverlink.net> To: = <pianotech@ptg.org> Subject: RE: Noisy action Date: Thu, Jun 7, 2001, 11:43 AM <BLOCKQUOTE><TT>Dan, I did check that and I did think they were = overly noisy.  Is there any way to quiet down that area without = replacing all of the wippen cushions?  And if so, will it diminish the = effect of the "great cornering ability"? Thanks for your input. jeannie -----Original Message----- From: = owner-pianotech@ptg.org [mailto:owner-pianotech@ptg.org]On = Behalf Of thepianoarts Sent: Wednesday, June 06, 2001 7:36 PM To: pianotech@ptg.org Subject: Re: = Noisy action Hi Jeannie, Could Mr. Walter have specified = a hard felt for the capstan contact material? It makes for a 'no-wasted = energy' resons to touch, but a nosiy release. Kind of like stiff schocks = on a sports car...great cornering ability, but with the price of a = bumpy ride.     I test for that (hard capstan = contact felt) problem by... -Holding down the key, (behind the balance = rail) and with the hammer out of the picture, lifting and droping the = whippen (from the jack toe) onto the capstan, to see if I can duplicate the sound. Let us know your result. Dan Reed Dallas chapter </TT></BLOCKQUOTE></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>