Hey Ron, I used to have a bunch of P-2s at an institution that did that. Umm.....blush.....I just cheated and wedged up the hammer rail in the summer--and then sent in a proposal for Dampp-Chasers. I'm a bit slow, will you explain how a looser fitting wedge affects the keybed or, keeps it from moving so much? I don't doubt you, I just want to know why it works and how well it works. Thanks, Barbara Richmond ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ron Berry" <ron@berrypiano.com> To: "Pianotech" <pianotech@ptg.org> Sent: Friday, August 27, 2004 9:43 PM Subject: Re: Moisture question > I find trouble with Yamaha keybeds moving up and down with the weather > changes, let alone a hurricane. I wait until summer when they are wetest > and take the wedge out from between the horn on the plate and the bottom > of the keybed. I then resinsert it snug but not tight. > > Ron > > > > > > Recently got a call from a client who had water dripping on her Yamaha Console(keys only) from > > a roof leak - Hurricane Charley. > > > > What I noticed was the area(middle octaves) that she said the water was dripping on, the hammer > > shanks were well off the rest rail, while the rest of the shanks rested properly. I gave her an > > estimate of repair and an appointment in 2 weeks to repair the piano. I wanted it to sit and > > continue to dry out. > > > > What did I miss with the shanks that far from the rest rail? Yes, the jacks were underneath the > > butts in both the affected area and the non-affected areas. > > > > Thanks, > > Phil Bondi(Fl) > > > > ---------------------- > Ron Berry Piano Service > Indianapolis, IN 46220 > 317-255-8213 > ron@berrypiano.com > http://www.berrypiano.com > > > > _______________________________________________ > pianotech list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives >
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