I also find lots of Wurlies with tight wippen centers. We're talking 8-10 grams at least, and gunk in the bushing. Have tried alcohol/water, which has not worked so well, but it does on a few such wippens. Protek/Goose Juice might work on some that don't have that much friction. Repinning is the guaranteed solution, and you'll be getting pretty good by the end of that job. ;-) JF On 7/19/07, Dean May <deanmay at pianorebuilders.com> wrote: > > > > > Hey Steven > > > > I usually try the Protek or Goose Juice first. It's easy and I keep a hypo > oiler of it right in my tool kit. > > > > A used Wurly console, eh? They can be troublesome. I've had several of those > where the problem was too much friction in the whippen pin. Some responded > to Protek, some needed repining. > > > > Note which keys are particularly troublesome. Take the action out, remove > that whippen, and test the flange for tightness. Apply Protek and see if it > frees up. If it works, go ahead and lubricate all of them. Just turn the > action upside down and squirt along the whippen pin joints. > > > > If it doesn't free up I'm afraid you'll have to do some re-pinning. Although > you might try alcohol treatment first. I've never done it, but others have > good success. Search the archives. > > > > Lay the action on the dampers and then lube all of the jack flanges. > Finally, do the hammer flanges. > > > > While action is out take a look at the keys and test how freely they move. > Give attention as appropriate. It doesn't matter if it is new or used, you > fit keysticks the same. > > > > Reinstall action and see how it does. > > > > Oh, and since you are getting the digest version, be sure to delete all of > the posts when you are doing a reply. Otherwise it makes your email pretty > long. > > > > > Dean > > Dean May cell 812.239.3359 > > PianoRebuilders.com 812.235.5272 > > Terre Haute IN 47802 > > ________________________________ > > > From: pianotech-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces at ptg.org] On Behalf > Of Steven Hopp > Sent: Wednesday, July 18, 2007 11:52 PM > To: pianotech at ptg.org > Subject: RE: Wanting to do it right > > > > > Thanks all for the advice. It will be used. Dean the piano was not new. > It was a used Wurlitzer console and had not been tuned in a long while. I > am sure my techniques are not perfect yet. I am working on that. However, > the high treble was where the flat was coming in not the whole piano. I do > appreciate the doing it right - eating some of the cost and gaining a loyal > customer who recommends me suggestion. I will remember that. I really need > to improve on my repair skills and diagnosis. When might a lubricant i.e. > protech be used vs. re=pining? Would your advice for the key culprit be any > different knowing the piano was used? Again Thanks > > Steven > >
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