Avery wrote: > my university job, I don't really have the time to do a lot of that kind > of work. Most of my time there is spent prepping new Baldwin's, > Wurlitzer's and Yamaha's. Plus some tuning. <snip> And Rob replies, Hi Avery! I work at a Baldwin dealership, and lately it seems that I've been having a lot of problems with new Wurlitzer (Samick) grands. Two specific problem areas: 1) sluggish jack centres that result in a non-returning jack, but only after about a half-hour of continous playing. I replace the offending pins, which are invariably tight in the flange and loose in the birdseye. Not easy to spot during floor prep - do you experience this and have appropriate early detection remedies? and 2) @#$%@#$% dampers that hang up into space. Again, they usually manifest themselves once in the field. They are usually just brushing one side of the guide rail bushing, and a gentle wire bend accompianied with guide rail bushing reaming cures it. However, any preventatitive preparation techniques would be appreciated. Happy non-denominational winter festivities. Regards, Rob Kiddell RPT Atonal Piano Service http://www.telusplanet.net/public/atonal/
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