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<DIV><FONT face=Tahoma size=2><B>Subject:</B> Expanding YC action =
bracket
symptoms??<BR><BR></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial><FONT size=2 PTSIZE="10">Hi List, =
<BR><BR>I know this
topic has been dicsussed a fair amount at various times in this forum. =
Yesterday, I went to tune a Weber WG50(about a 5' 7" grand I =
believe)
which was manufactured by Young Chang. What I found was a piano =
so out
of regulation as to be virtually unplayable. Hammers were =
blocking
against the strings, and it took more than a full turn of the let-off =
dowels
to get any let-off at all. <BR><BR>I didn't get very far into =
it,
because I'd only alotted time for a normal tuning appointment. I =
did
take off the top action to check for abnormal tightness in the =
keyframe, but
it seemed to go in and out just fine. But the amount the piano =
has gone
out of regulation is of concern to me. <BR><BR>Other factors: =
The
piano was in Pennsylvania before it came to a much drier climate in =
CA, and
before it got to its current location, it stayed for some time(I think =
the
owner mentioned over a year) in storage. <BR><BR>What measurements can =
I take
to determine if it is indeed swollen brackets? After checking a =
few
sample notes, I've come to the conclusion that the piano can be =
regulated, but
I want to be sure it isn't something more egregious before I spend =
many hours
on the piano. <BR><BR>Any input would be helpful! Thanks in =
advance.
<BR><BR>Dave Stahl</FONT> <BR><SPAN class=401354403-19062004><FONT
color=#0000ff size=2>[Paul Chick =
(Earthlink)] </FONT></SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial><SPAN class=401354403-19062004><FONT =
color=#0000ff
size=2>I just regulated a Young Chang G 150 grand today that had the =
symptoms
you describe. I tried some samples before proceeding. =
All went well. Adjustments were a more than usual, but =
there
was plenty of adjustment left for future regulating. BTW, this =
is the
first full regulation the piano received since it was purchased ( =
January,
1994).</FONT></SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial><SPAN class=401354403-19062004><FONT =
color=#0000ff
size=2>Paul =
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