Today's Puzzler

[Roger Jolly]

That be the lifter in my book.   <G>
You cheat.   Now can't you tell the difference in tone from a loose lead 
and a loose pin.  Tut tut.

Have a great sunday
Roger


At 09:07 PM 2/8/2003 -0500, you wrote:
>Hmmm. Yes, I think MAYBE you have it! Loose flange pin (sorta).
>
>The top part of the underlever system (what do you call it - the piece 
>with the sostenuto tab and the damper wire screw. In fact, what do you 
>call the three parts - the flange (obviously), the ?underlever? (with the 
>lead pieces) and the subject piece)? The pin is properly in place - the 
>pin is NOT loose (so maybe you don't get credit?). But the bushings are 
>super compacted on both sided, allowing a huge (relative to most flange 
>holes) hole for the pins ends to bang around in.
>
>How could this have occurred? Burr of some sort on end of pin that caused 
>felt to wear out? Both ends? Any ideas?
>
>Terry Farrell
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Mike Bratcher" <MBratPianos@indy.rr.com>
>To: "Pianotech" <pianotech@ptg.org>
>Sent: Saturday, February 08, 2003 12:40 PM
>Subject: Re: Today's Puzzler
>
>
> > Loose weight, loose flange screw, loose flange pin?  In that area (G#4) it
> > is possible for the dowel pin from the trapwork to be extended enough that
> > it goes through the damper tray and hit the bottom of the underlever.  Hit
> > or miss?
> >
> > Mike Bratcher
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Farrell" <mfarrel2@tampabay.rr.com>
> > To: <pianotech@ptg.org>
> > Sent: Saturday, February 08, 2003 7:55 AM
> > Subject: Today's Puzzler
> >
> >
> > > I'll try my hand at this game. You guys will likely beat me up pretty
> > quickly.
> > >
> > > 1940s all original Baldwin "L". Pretty good condition for its age. Piano
> > teacher. Complaint: G#4 makes clicking/clunking noise - perhaps more noise
> > on release of key, but some on blow. You won't hear it on a soft blow, but
> > medium and harder will do it.
> > >
> > > Removed action. G#4 a bit noisy, but they all are. Don't think problem is
> > in action. Find G#4 damper. Flick up from action cavity - "clickity-clunk".
> > Put finger on underlever and one on damper head, push lift mechanism and
> > return - "clunk". Replace damper head with quiet neighbor - "clunk".
> > >
> > > Nothing hitting sostenuto (is that spelled correctly?) lever.
> > >
> > > Not too many things left - what is causing noise? I thought I was 
> going to
> > be thanking Roger Jolly for an excellent tip he posted a while back - but
> > that was not it either!
> > >
> > > Terry Farrell
> > >
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