<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; = charset=windows-1252"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2800.1141" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV> </DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE 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=HazenBannister@cs.com href="mailto:HazenBannister@cs.com">HazenBannister@cs.com</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A = title=pianotech@ptg.org href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">pianotech@ptg.org</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Tuesday, April 08, 2003 = 10:24 PM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: keys not = returning</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV><FONT face=arial,helvetica><FONT lang=0 = face=Arial size=2 FAMILY="SANSSERIF">In a message dated 04/09/2003 12:09:43 AM Eastern = Daylight Time, <A href="mailto:dnereson@dim.com">dnereson@dim.com</A> writes: = <BR> <BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #0000ff 2px = solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px" TYPE="CITE">height.  If that's not the case, then there's = either friction or worn bushings or tight bushings or action parts that are = too light, or another way of looking at it -- they keys need a little = weight between the balance pin and the capstan.<BR></BLOCKQUOTE> <DIV><BR>Hi,<BR>I am just coming in the back door of this thread,so I = might be repeating something,or off base.When I'm checking sluggish problems,I = first check the key, taking the action out of the equation,by lifting up the = whippen off the key,and the reverse,checking action centers,by taking the key = out of the equation.<BR>Best,<BR>Hazen Bannister</FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV>    It's not so much a problem of sluggishness as = that of the key not coming all the way back up.  If the action pinning is = within reason and the key bushings aren't worn or too tight, I use Jiffy = leads -- usually as close to the key button (on the back side) as = possible.  They're manufactured for a reason.  What else do you = do?  For one or a few keys, now -- we're not talking about re-weighting = the whole keyboard.  You do that if there's a lot of them not returning and = the player will notice the difference and can afford it.  --Dave = Nereson, RPT</FONT></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>