<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML xmlns:o = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office"><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=utf-8"> <META content="MSHTML 5.50.4134.100" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Was this piano built by = Samick?</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>If so, my guess is that it was built = circa 1994.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>There was a period in which there were = plenty of pinning problems, particularly in the hammer flanges and = jacks.  They would seize up (or at least threaten to) a few at a time about every 10 = days or so ... most annoying.  Lubricants really didn't work well for = long.  You may just have to go for broke and repin all of the action centers.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>As for the irregularity of the = regulation -- I'll let someone else answer that question.  There are people on this = list who could give you a much better answer than I can.</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>&= nbsp;</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>-----</FONT> Original Message = ----- </DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE dir=ltr style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; = BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: = black"><B>From:</B> <A title=piano440@clix.pt href="mailto:piano440@clix.pt">José = Fernando</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> Monday, May 27, 2002 2:35 = PM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Regulation = problem</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV align=justify><FONT face=Arial size=2><FONT face="Times = New Roman" size=3> </FONT> <P class=MsoNormal style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><SPAN lang=EN-GB style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-ansi-language: = EN-GB">Hi list</SPAN><SPAN lang=EN-GB style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-ansi-language: = EN-GB; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Arial Unicode MS'; mso-bidi-font-size: = 12.0pt"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><SPAN lang=EN-GB style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-ansi-language: = EN-GB; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt"> <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><SPAN lang=EN-GB style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-ansi-language: = EN-GB">Today I was working in a GUSTAV LEHMANN Grand piano (INEG 0352 - G84)! The = problem is that this was the first Gustav I work! The aftertouch of this piano is = very irregular and they’re some parts of the keyboard that doesn't = have any aftertouch... The first problem I found was that the key bed was = suspended only in 2 B. screws (the middle screws were floating)... I solve this = problem and I checked the key leveling and it was ok (64 mm), white key depth = was too depth (</SPAN><SPAN lang=EN-GB style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-ansi-language: = EN-GB; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt">≈ 11mm, I use 10 mm), Hammer leveling were irregular but it was about 46 = mm and there wasn’t let off and I corrected it (≈ 2,5 mm)... = even after this there wasn’t aftertouch... and the bass section was very = heavy... the sound was irregular but I’ve seen worst... I had to put some = lubricant in hammer flange center pin because the hammer movement was a little bit slow = and heavy but I think this hammer flange center pin is not = good…<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><SPAN lang=EN-GB style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-ansi-language: = EN-GB; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt">Do some of you have any suggestion?<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><SPAN lang=EN-GB style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-ansi-language: = EN-GB; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt"> <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><SPAN lang=EN-GB style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-ansi-language: = EN-GB; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt">Thank you<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><SPAN lang=EN-GB style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-ansi-language: = EN-GB; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt"> <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P><SPAN lang=EN-GB style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-ansi-language: = EN-GB; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-size: = 12.0pt; mso-fareast-language: PT; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA">José Fernando Rocha</SPAN></FONT><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; = mso-ansi-language: PT; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; = mso-fareast-language: PT; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; = mso-ansi-language: PT; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; = mso-fareast-language: PT; mso-bidi-language: = AR-SA"></SPAN></SPAN></FONT><FONT face=Arial></FONT></DIV> <DIV align=justify> </DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>