<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=US-ASCII"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2800.1106" name=GENERATOR></HEAD> <BODY id=role_body style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: #000000; FONT-FAMILY: = Verdana" bottomMargin=7 leftMargin=7 topMargin=7 rightMargin=7><FONT id=rol= e_document face=Verdana color=#000000 size=3> <DIV> <DIV>In a message dated 3/24/05 7:07:47 PM Pacific Standard Time, cmpiano@comcast.net writes:</DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: blue 2px solid"><= FONT style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" face=Arial color=#000000 size= =2> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I had a problem with a console piano that= was similar.  I put small jiffy leads on the back of the keys.  Solv= ed the problem.   BUTTTTT, now several years later I think it may h= ave been tight action centers on the whippen.  Since it obviously worked = when new, I doubt that drying out of the keys would cause that much of a proble= m, but if the whippen flange were creating drag the whippen would not be free= enough to push the back of the key down.  Just a few grams of frictio= n would cause that problem.</FONT></DIV></FONT></BLOCKQUOTE></DIV> <DIV></DIV> <DIV>Carl,</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>The piano is new, which is one big reason why I didn't want to go with jiffy leads.  And it doesn't work.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>The jack springs are weak, and the keys are inconsistently weighted...w= ay too much front lead.  I tested for tight wippen pinning by fe= el without removing the action, but I could feel only normal resistance.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>If I didn't feel that the customers deserve to have something that actu= ally plays for their hard-earned money, I'd leave this one alone....(theme from "Mission Impossible").</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Jill, please pass the matches and lighter fluid.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Dave Stahl</DIV></FONT></BODY></HTML>