So last night I get home and continue working on MY piano. ( yes, it's true.) I've just pulled the second coming on the whole action ( in my eyes..) and I'm finally putting back on the wippins and lo and behold... I notice about #26 into it: When lifted by hand,the wippins are NO WHERE NEAR the drop screws. I wonder if they ever were. (I'mtellinyou, it's about 1/4" away!!!!) A little history: I bought this off of a customer. Got a GREAT deal. It's a "Doll" . ( no laughing...) Parts are good, not a crack in the thing, BEAUTIFUL ivories ( that were FILTHY) Piano was FILTHY. Most of the notes did not play at ALL when seen. This was the "quasy- thayer knuckles" post I posted a bit ago. Well, the whole thing needed some SERIOUS lovin', and that's what I'm giving it. ( serious lovin'). The rail for the wippins can be unscrewed from the action brackets, and IF THE CAPSTANS ALLOW this, I am going to shim the whole wippin line forward. I have NOT put the key board under it yet... key's just got rebushed. I will do that tonight. uh- oh. SSSSSSSST!!!! I spent most of my "waiting to sleep moments " thinking about this. Hope I'm not embarrassing myself and forgetting something. Hmm... any of y'all seen anything like this?? A proud cheap grand owner with cheap grand problems, Michelle stranges@oswego.edu
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