Today's Puzzler

David Ilvedson ilvey@sbcglobal.net
Tue, 11 Oct 2005 7:47:12 -0700


That's a good reason for us to look for this...i.e. that whatever is suppose to stop the fallboard/keycover's travel is doing what it is suppose to do.   Often it is a screw with rubber tubing around it and it gets bent towards the action.   Take the time to straighten that baby...

good reminder, Phil...

David Ilvedson, RPT
Pacifica, California


----- Original message ----------------------------------------
From: "Phil Bondi" <phil@philbondi.com>
To: Pianotech <pianotech@ptg.org>
Received: 10/11/2005 4:08:24 AM
Subject: Re: Today's Puzzler




>George Tyson wrote:

>> Phil,
>>  
>> The customer opened and pushed back the keycover further than you'd 
>> placed it during your tuning.  The middle hinge on the back of the 
>> keycover pushed against middle C's backcheck.
>> You asked the customer on your cell phone to pull the keycover forward 
>> slightly which solved the problem.

>George, almost word for word spot-on. The only difference is I went 
>back, found the problem, realized that the center hanger support was the 
>problem (on the backcheck..very good!), and moved it to the bass/tenor 
>break area. I would not have realized this problem over the phone.

>Congratulations. You win today's prize which is...hmmm..let's 
>see.....how about a Nossaman re-whatevered Steinway?!?

>Excellent work George. Ron, send him a 'A' !

>-Phil Bondi(Fl)



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