Marshall, You can ease a balance rail key by removing the key upstop rail, and then lift the key 1/2 inch. Then use key easing pliers. But be sure that it's the upper part of the hole that needs the easing. But, if you have a customer telling you that a key is sticking, that could mean that a damper is leaking . . . or a dozen other meanings. To some customers, if a note is doing anything unusual, they describe it as "sticking." > > Tom Gorley > Registered Piano Technician > On Oct 2, 2011, at 6:25 PM, Marshall Gisondi wrote: > Hi Everyone, > Thanks everyone for the ideas William, John Joe, Tom and anyone I mssed. I sure appreciate your helpful insight. In fact I save these e-mails for reference. > > I also wanted to know what you guys do to ease a key on a grand without having to take the stack off, if there is a possible way of doing that. I have a customer who tells me that a "D"is sticking. > > Also I'm going to visit a grand on Wednesday where a hammer doesn't strike the string, string spacing? hammer spacing l ine of travel of hammer? I won't know until I get there, but am I on the right track with this one? thanks > Marshall > > > Marshall Gisondi Piano Technician > Marshall's Piano Service > pianotune05 at hotmail.com > 215-510-9400 > www.phillytuner.com > Graduate of The School of Piano Technology for the Blind www.pianotuningschool.org Vancouver, WA > > > > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/pianotech.php/attachments/20111002/baba7ae2/attachment-0004.htm>
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