Silly Question #1 - What I Found

[Richard Eldon BARBER]

With the rail, the keys shouldnt have been allowed to jump off their
pins.  It was tightened down to the set bolt under the rail, which
could be out of adjustment.  Unless a tie strap wrapped over the piano
lifted the fall and grabbed keys as it sloshed around in shipment.  The
rail might have given slightly and held the keys in the position.
Maybe.
One worry would be did it distort any whippen, capstan, or key pins and
their bushings.  Did you notice side to side play, or tilted keys ?
My movers have always removed the packing rails on delivery, so the
owner can play it before the tech gets there.

R Barber
Morgan Hill, CA 


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It was in place and tightened down as it should have been.

Andrew and Rebeca Anderson <anrebe@sbcglobal.net> wrote:  What happened
to the rail over the keys?

Andrew Anderson
At 09:41 PM 1/3/2006, you wrote:
  Got to the house locked and loaded and ready for any problem. 
Removed the action easy enough as well as the wooden strip that held
the hammers secure for moving.  
 
I was not expecting to find  2/3's (bass and treble) of the keys jammed
up off of the key pins and skewed to the left.  Went ahead and
completely pulled the action and placed it on the kitchen island (with
customer's permission) for a closer look.  Of course, I took digital
pictures before removing the action.  Next, I removed the stack and all
the affected keys. Could not find any evidence of damage to action,
keys, case or otherwise, so I returned the keys to their proper
position and fortunately everything just fell into place and functioned
perfectly.  Even the hammerline was straight as could be (with shanks
just off the rest felts) with no adjustments required.  Put the action
back in and proceeded with tuning whi! ch went fine.
 
I am curious to hear what some you think might have happened to cause
such a phenomenom as well as your opinions as to whether or not
whatever trauma caused this might lead to problems later on.
 
Thanks to all who offered assistance!


Rick Bazemore, RPT
Social Circle, GA
www.pianosintune.com