Hello University Techs, Fast staccato repetition failure on a 1976 D with teflon wippens and newer shanks. Hammer gets caught by the check with the jack impailed against the knuckle. It's as if the hammer starts cycling faster than the key eventually jamming up. A year and a half ago inorder to "save work", i ordered "pre-hung" pre 1984 hammers/shanks from Steinway which turned out to be about 3/32" out too far out on the shanks. Consequently the cheek block, fall board, and key slip all had to be moved out. The pinning was about ten swings, (much of this I repinned). At first the piano was a dull tendinitus D. After MUCH filing and laquering the tone is bright and touch is light. Perhaps I went too far and have caused geometry problems. Your Ideas, Thoughts, Experiences, Solutions with this problem would be greatly appreciated. Thank-you in advance -Mike Jorgensen Central Michigan University
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