>That is an incompetent repair. The way to fix a rubbing jack is to tap on >top of the jack while supporting the whippen arm. This is best accomplished >with the whippen out of the piano. The effect is to slightly bend the >centerpin. Either that or fry it with a blowtorch. Correct. IF the pinning is correct to start with. Make sure it's tight in the birdseye (sp?) and snug but free in the felt bushings. The jack could also be drifting because the birdseye is worn and there is space allowing the jack to drift. If that's the case, short of replacing the jacks, I don't know what the repair would be. _____________________________________ Avery Todd, RPT School of Music University of Houston atodd@uh.edu _____________________________________
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