[CAUT] Wippen alignment

[Avery Todd]

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Dave,

Sorry, I haven't put on the hammers, etc. yet.

Avery

At 02:28 PM 1/14/2005, you wrote:
>Avery:
>
>How was the alignment of jack under the knuckle?
>
>I've never run into that to anywhere near that extent.
>
>dave
>
>
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>From: caut-bounces@ptg.org [mailto:caut-bounces@ptg.org] On Behalf Of 
>Avery Todd
>Sent: Friday, January 14, 2005 2:13 PM
>To: College and University Technicians
>Subject: [CAUT] Wippen alignment
>
>List,
>
>This is a question I should know the answer to but I don't. :-( Is there a 
>way to tilt the wippen so it will sit correctly on the capstan without 
>disturbing the jack tender/let-off button alignment? Considering the shape 
>of the Steinway flange.
>
>I put a set of wippens on an 'L' yesterday and the jack tender alignment 
>was WAY off on a lot of the notes, so I corrected that without thinking to 
>check the wippen to capstan position. A few were so far off that they were 
>even hanging up on the adjacent wippen. They're not TOO bad now but there 
>are several I'd like to be able to make sit more correctly on the capstan. 
>I'm assuming that would be more important than an exact tender alignment 
>wouldn't it?
>I really don't want to have to go back with the old teflon bushed wippens! 
>:-)
>
>The new ones are the wippens with the rep spring adjusting screw.
>
>Anyway, it was like the entire let-off rail was positioned somewhat 
>incorrectly because eveything I traveled was to the right (looking at the 
>screws). Many as much as 3-4 mm of travel paper.
>
>I even went back and checked the old wippens and they seemed to be 
>centered fairly well without nearly as much traveling as I had to do.
>
>I've never had this much of a problem with this before and just wondered 
>if anyone might have any thoughts on the reason(s) for this. Thanks.
>
>Avery Todd
>University of Houston

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