S&S upright actions

[Greg Newell]

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Have the hammers been re-shaped down so far that the shanks are over centering?
just a thought

Greg Newell



At 08:54 AM 2/13/2003, you wrote:

>List,
>
>I need some help here, I am out of easy solutions.
>
>Problem:  Steinway uprights, 1 "K", 1 "X", and 1 "I", the first new, the 
>latter two rebuilt by yours truly.  All have hammers the bobble.  I have 
>rebuilt other Steinway uprights and serviced others of similar vintages 
>which had no problems.  From the best I can tell the jacks start too far 
>under the butt to clear the butt without extremes amount of dip.  In the 
>"X", out of desperation, (I was at a customer's home, far from my home and 
>didn't want to make another trip) I removed all of the butts from the 
>center of the piano (double flanges), removed the jack rest felt and 
>shimmed them out about 1/16".
>
>This was not a fun job!  Has anyone else seen this?  Any ideas as to a 
>simpler solution?
>
>Thanks.
>
>Andrew Remillard
>ANRPiano.com
>ANR Piano Service
>2417 Maple Ave
>Downers Grove, IL  60515
>630-852-5058
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Greg Newell
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