[pianotech] Misaligned in Montana

[Michael Magness]

On Tue, Feb 17, 2009 at 7:35 PM, <wimblees at aol.com> wrote:

> Did you travel the hammer?
>
> Willem (Wim) Blees, RPT
> Piano Tuner/Technician
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>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Arlie Rauch <adarpub at midrivers.com>
> To: pianotech at ptg.org
> Sent: Tue, 17 Feb 2009 11:03 am
> Subject: [pianotech] Misaligned in Montana
>
>   I was called to tune a new Kawai grand, and there was a complaint about
> one hammer. It was striking its neighboring string when affected by the una
> corda (only this one hammer did so). I loosened the offending flange screw,
> repositioned the flange/hammer slightly, and all worked well (this has often
> worked well in the past on other pianos). Several weeks later I hear the
> problem is back.
>
> I don't want to repeat the same procedure with the same unsatisfactory
> results. I am thinking of what should be done: shim the flange, bend the
> shank, remove and remount the hammer a degree different, reposition the
> flange again and apply locktite, etc. What will bring about the proper and
> lasting result? Any proper and lasting ideas?
>
> Arlie D Rauch
> Glendive, MT
>
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Following up on Wim's question did you ascertain if the hammer is aligned on
the whippen when it is aligned to the string or does that mis-align
it, perhaps enough to rub or be struck by the neighboring whippen causing it
to eventually move back?

Mike

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Michael Magness
Magness Piano Service
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www.IFixPianos.com
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