<!doctype html public "-//W3C//DTD W3 HTML//EN"> <html><head><style type="text/css"></style><title>Re: hammer won't return all the way</title></head><body> <div>At 9:06 AM -0400 5/27/04, Alpha88x@aol.com wrote:</div> <blockquote type="cite" cite><font face="Arial" size="-1">Greetings,</font><br> </blockquote> <blockquote type="cite" cite><font face="Arial" size="-1">           I was called to service a 5' Young Chang grand piano ...  the key when played softly, strikes the string, but does not fully return to rest on it's hammer pad ...</font></blockquote> <blockquote type="cite" cite><font face="Arial" size="-1">... Any suggestions?</font> ...</blockquote> <div><br></div> <div>Julia,</div> <div><br></div> <div>Based on this comment, checking the center pin resistance of the flanges would be my first order of business along with assuring that none of the parts in question or rubbing or binding against its neighbor.</div> <div><br></div> <div>Keith</div> <x-sigsep><pre>-- </pre></x-sigsep> <div>Keith McGavern<br> Registered Piano Technician<br> Oklahoma Chapter 731<br> Piano Technicians Guild<br> USA<br> </div> </body> </html>