<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; = charset=iso-8859-1"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2900.2802" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Whoa! That's really out in left field! = But, yes, I did see something added to the action. If I told you where it was I'd = give away the answer, unfortunately.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Couple of more minutes and I am going = to reveal the winner.</FONT></DIV> <DIV>Joseph Alkana RPT</DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE dir=ltr style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; = BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV> <DIV style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: = black"><B>From:</B> <A title=piano2ba1@att.net href="mailto:piano2ba1@att.net">piano2ba1@att.net</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A = title=pianotech@ptg.org href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">Pianotech List</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Tuesday, February 28, = 2006 7:56 PM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: Puzzeler from = Seattle</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV></DIV>Was there anything you could see added? If the glides were = set right, could it be that front rail punchings = were removed and the back rail was shimmed and the hammer line reset? <BR> <BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #1010ff 2px = solid">-------------- Original message from "Joseph Alkana" <<A = href="mailto:josephspiano@comcast.net">josephspiano@comcast.net</A>>= : -------------- <BR><BR><BR>> I've seen that on a piano that had = new shanks and flanges, where the old <BR>> shank had an old style = brambach knuckle. Resultant geometry required someway <BR>> to get let = off, hence extra long button. But no cigar here. Try again. <BR>> Joseph = Alkana RPT <BR>> ----- Original Message ----- <BR>> <BR>> <BR>> = From: "David Love" <DAVIDLOVEPIANOS@COMCAST.NET><BR>> To: "'Pianotech = List'" <PIANOTECH@PTG.ORG><BR>> Sent: Tuesday, February 28, 2006 7:13 PM = <BR>> Subject: RE: Puzzeler from Seattle <BR>> <BR>> = <BR>> > OK. So the balancier leather was making noise and someone glued on = some <BR>> > felt <BR>> > to quiet the knock. While they were = at it, they glued on a new letoff <BR>> > button. <BR>> > = <BR>> > D! avid Love <BR>> > davidlovepianos@comcast.net <BR>> > = <BR>> > <BR>> > <BR>> > <BR>> > <BR>> = > OK, here's a little mystery question for you regarding the weird feeling = <BR>> > action of a Small Baldwin grand piano. <BR>> > = <BR>> > I arrived today for a regulation job at customer's house. Took = a quick <BR>> > tour <BR>> > of the action with my fingers, and proclaimed the action a mess. Let off <BR>> > appeared to be = about a half an inch from the strings, Drop was really low <BR>> > and = keys were pretty much evenly low from factory spec, but just slightly, = <BR>> > dip was a very fat 3/8". But here's the weird thing that caught = me off <BR>> > guard <BR>> > for a few mystifying moments: The = hammers were already adjusted to be a 1 <BR>> > 3/4" to 1 7/8" and = were pretty much in a good straight line. <BR>> > <BR>> > <BR>> = > Yikes! I thought. Where am I going ! to get enough whippen lift = from??? OK, <BR>> > that was the quickie analysis. What was wrong with the = action set up as it <BR>> > was? Original hammers, and not too worn, = by the way. <BR>> > <BR>> > Joseph Alkana RPT <BR>> > = <BR>> > <BR>> > _______________________________________________ = <BR>> > Pianotech list info: = https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives <BR>> > <BR>> <BR>> <BR>> _______________________________________________ <BR>> Pianotech = list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives = </BLOCKQUOTE></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>