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<font size=3>Hi Barbara,<br>
This problem is quite endemic on many piano brands. The last few
years I have been using my Yamaha reaming less frequently, and the height
reaming tool far more often. You will only have to do one piano to
be a convert.<br>
I make it a habit of checking every piano that I pull the stack.
You would be surprised how many times I end up looking like a hero
;-)<br><br>
On Grands, I have found it has an effect, on dip, after touch, checking
height, and repetition. Most common complaint from customers
is that the action feels heavy. It's not so much heavy, but
the fingers really feel the resistance at the let off point, as the BR
pin starts to bind in the hole.<br><br>
On some pianos, after reaming, I have had to steam the BR hole to
get rid of some chucking. <br><br>
A Golden Nugget of advice: Check the height of the hole,
before enlarging the hole.<br><br>
Regards Roger<br><br>
<br><br>
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At 10:37 PM 2/7/2006, you wrote:<br>
</font><blockquote type=cite class=cite cite=""><font size=2>Hi
Roger,<br>
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</font><font size=2>Wow, thanks for the tip. I'll be sure to check it
out.<br>
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</font><font size=2>Has this been a problem for a while? I'm not
sure how old the piano is, but when looking on the Samick website, the
model numbers had changed. I suppose I could call Samick to get the
age of the piano.<br>
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</font><font size=2>Best,<br>
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</font><font size=2>Barbara Richmond</font></blockquote></body>
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