[pianotech] this Wurlitzer action

Gerald Groot tunerboy3 at comcast.net
Sun Feb 21 14:09:02 MST 2010


Lift up the back of the stickers then gently lift up on the front of the key
until it clears the balance rail pin and pull it toward you.  Insert it the
same manner.  

 

Sounds like maybe the spoon was lifting the off from the string to soon.
Eliminating lost motion will make this worse so you might have to adjust
more spoons.  

 

We all call other techs from time to time.  That's what we're on this list
for too!  :-)  

 

From: pianotech-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces at ptg.org] On Behalf
Of Marshall Gisondi
Sent: Sunday, February 21, 2010 3:41 PM
To: pianotech at ptg.org
Subject: [pianotech] this Wurlitzer action

 

Hi Jer, and Tom,
Thanks for the ideas.  I keep this handy for when it's time to work on this
pinao.  I'm curious, how do you guys get the keys out since there is little
if any clrarence under that rail?  the capstan seem to be long and thin on
thie particular piano.  
 
I think I did rid out that extra tone by adjusting the spoon on this one
note and gently massaging the flat sewn damper felt.  When I would push down
the sustain pedal I'd get extra afterring. When I'd barely I mean just push
down the key, before the hammer even touched that string it woudl sound like
the note was playing really soft.  Adjusting the spoon helped some. I had to
call a local tech in the area for some ideas.  I wonder if anyone else here
ever found themselves in a jam where that had to call another tech.  
 
Well I'm starting to get the hand of all this I think. Thanks again .
Marshall


Marshall Gisondi Piano Technician
Marshall's Piano Service
pianotune05 at hotmail.com
215-510-9400
Graduate of The School of Piano Technology for the Blind
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