<HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=iso-885= 9-1"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2900.2802" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY style="BORDER-TOP-STYLE: none; BORDER-RIGHT-STYLE: none; BORDER= -LEFT-STYLE: none; BORDER-BOTTOM-STYLE: none" bgColor=#ffffff>Somethi= ng added to the action...hammer return rail was turned down too far and= he added cloth to bring the hammers back up to correct blow distance..= .lost motion in action...keys lowered a bit....I trying to do this fast= before you reveal the answer...<BR><BR>David Ilvedson, RPT<BR>Pacifica= , California<BR><BR><BR><BR> <DIV style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; PADDING-BOTTOM: 5p= x; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 3px solid; PADDING-TOP: 5px"> <HR> Original message<BR>From: "Joseph Alkana" <JOSEPHSPIANO@COMCAST.NET><BR= >To: "Pianotech List" <PIANOTECH@PTG.ORG><BR>Received: 2/28/2006 8:04:5= 0 PM<BR>Subject: Re: Puzzeler from Seattle<BR><BR> <DIV align=left><FONT face=Arial size=2>Whoa! That's really out i= n left field! But, yes, I did see something added to the action. If I t= old you where it was I'd give away the answer, unfortunately.</FONT></D= IV> <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; M= ARGIN-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 Seatt= le</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV></DIV>Was there anything you could see added? If the glides were s= et right, could it be that front rail punchings were&nbs= p;removed and the back rail was shimmed and the hammer line reset?&nbsp= ;<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.n= et</A>>: -------------- <BR><BR><BR>> I've seen that on a piano t= hat had new shanks and flanges, where the old <BR>> shank had an old= style brambach knuckle. Resultant geometry required someway <BR>> t= o get let off, hence extra long button. But no cigar here. Try again. <= BR>> Joseph Alkana RPT <BR>> ----- Original Message ----- <BR>&gt= ; <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 qu= iet the knock. While they were at it, they glued on a new letoff <BR>&g= t; > button. <BR>> > <BR>> > D! avid Love <BR>> > = davidlovepianos@comcast.net <BR>> > <BR>> > <BR>> > <= BR>> > <BR>> > <BR>> > OK, here's a little mystery qu= estion for you regarding the weird feeling <BR>> > action of a Sm= all Baldwin grand piano. <BR>> > <BR>> > I arrived today fo= r 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 mu= ch evenly low from factory spec, but just slightly, <BR>> > dip w= as a very fat 3/8". But here's the weird thing that caught me off <BR>&= gt; > 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 p= retty much in a good straight line. <BR>> > <BR>> > <BR>&gt= ; > 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: http://www.ptg.o= rg/mailman/listinfo/pianotech <BR>> > <BR>> <BR>> <BR>> = _______________________________________________ <BR>> Pianotech list= info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives </BLOCKQUOTE></BLO= CKQUOTE></DIV></BODY></HTML>