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I
would suggest checking the whippen flanges. Sluggishness there =
will not
be apparent unless you remove the whippen flanges from the rail. =
Sluggish
flanges will produce the symptoms you describe.</span></font></p>
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Paul
McCloud</span></font></p>
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San
Diego (on fire at the moment)</span></font></p>
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Message-----<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>From:</span></b> =
pianotech-bounces@ptg.org
[mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org] <b><span =
style='font-weight:bold'>On Behalf
Of </span></b>Phil Bondi<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> Monday, October 27, =
2003
7:59 AM<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b> Newtonville<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> Steinway Upright =
question</span></font></p>
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style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial Rounded MT =
Bold";color:navy'>..it's
an older one - 1906 to be exact - hammer flange bushings have been =
reamed and
re-pinned - bridal straps have been replaced.</span></font></p>
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style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial Rounded MT =
Bold";color:navy'>The
reason for doing the work to begin with was because the action was very
sluggish..now, if you isolate just the action without the key, the =
action
responds fine, but when you use some of the keys, the action becomes =
sluggish,
especiaally when the dapmer pedal is depressed.</span></font></p>
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style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial Rounded MT =
Bold";color:navy'>I
should mention that the piano is on a dealership floor.</span></font> =
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style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial Rounded MT =
Bold";color:navy'>I have
eased both balance rail(not much left there) and front rail bushings on =
the
worst offenders with minimal to no improvement.</span></font></p>
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style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial Rounded MT =
Bold";color:navy'>Before
I do what I want to do to make this action more playable, suggestions =
are
warmly welcomed.</span></font> </p>
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style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial Rounded MT =
Bold";color:navy'>-Phil
Bondi(FL)</span></font><font color=navy face=Arial><span =
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</span></font><font size=2 color=navy face="Arial Rounded MT =
Bold"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial Rounded MT =
Bold";color:navy'>phil@philbondi.com</span></font>
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