In a message dated 8/6/10 10:13:51 PM, Qshooterq at aol.com writes: > > In a message dated 8/6/10 10:04:32 AM, pmc033 at earthlink.net writes: > > > Can you tell me what indicates a sluggish key to you and what steps do you > take to isolate where the problem is (front rail pin bushing, balance rail > pin bushing, balance rail pin hole, etc) > > > In checking for tightness at the front rail pin - first hold the key at > the center rail and pull to the side. > This freezes the key against the balance rail pin and takes the balance > rail out of the equation. Then with the key in down position you can move > the key from side to side to feel for front tightness. You must feel a very > small "bump." Without the bump the key will be prone to being too tight > when the humidity goes up. > > Personally, I prefer to do the front rail first. It doesn't matter if the > balance rail is loose or tight at this point. ---Tom Gorley > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://ptg.org/pipermail/pianotech.php/attachments/20100807/d63a5cce/attachment.htm> -------------- next part -------------- An embedded message was scrubbed... From: Qshooterq at aol.com Subject: Re: [pianotech] Sluggish key diagnosis Date: Sat, 7 Aug 2010 01:13:51 EDT Size: 3607 URL: <http://ptg.org/pipermail/pianotech.php/attachments/20100807/d63a5cce/attachment.eml>
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