[pianotech] Pearl River Upright

[John Ross]

The capstan wrenches do seem to be different.
They have been giving them away at the last couple of conventions I went to.
If you know a tech who went to a convention, he might have a spare he would 
give you.
John Ross
Windsor, Nova Scotia
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Matthew Todd" <toddpianoworks at att.net>
To: <pianotech at ptg.org>
Sent: Thursday, September 03, 2009 8:04 AM
Subject: [pianotech] Pearl River Upright


Went to tune a Pearl River upright yesterday.

After I finished, the client pointed out the double strike issue, when he 
would play softly. Sure enough, there is the bobbling hammer issue.

I took my let off tool and adjusted let off on a few sample notes, and that 
got rid of the double strike sound. However, as I observed the hammer as I 
continued to play softly, the hammer wanted to double strike. Apparently it 
was bobbling on the jack.

Like I said, I got rid of the annoying double strike by adjusting the let 
off. Would adjusting the capstans create solid hammer travel and rid the 
bobbling to and fro?

Which brings up another point. My capstan wrench does not fit on the Pearl 
River capstans. Do I need to order a specialized one from the company?

Thank you for the help,
Matthew