[pianotech] pulley key...

Susan Kline skline at peak.org
Thu Sep 27 01:27:21 MDT 2012


And notice the wonderful angle imparted, to get from one place to 
another using hardly any inches.

Kincaid -- my memories of Kincaid, sadly, are completely intact.

Susan

Delwin D Fandrich wrote:
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> This was a Kincaid spinet, Wim. The factory decided keybuttons were 
> not necessary.
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> ddf
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> Delwin D Fandrich
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> Piano Design & Fabrication
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> *From:* pianotech-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces at ptg.org] 
> *On Behalf Of *tnrwim at aol.com
> *Sent:* Wednesday, September 26, 2012 9:12 PM
> *To:* pianotech at ptg.org
> *Subject:* Re: [pianotech] pulley key...
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> Barb
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> Was this key quite a bit lower than the other black keys? Because it 
> almost looks like the key button is missing.
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> Wim
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Barbara Richmond <piano57 at comcast.net <mailto:piano57 at comcast.net>>
> To: pianotech <pianotech at ptg.org <mailto:pianotech at ptg.org>>
> Sent: Wed, Sep 26, 2012 4:02 pm
> Subject: [pianotech] pulley key...
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> So I was working on a splendid Kincaid spinet today. I was tuning away 
> and there was this one note that kept making a knocking sound.  Sure 
> enough, the back of the keytop was hitting the keystop rail (or 
> whatever you call it on an upright piano).  Not only was it hitting 
> the rail, but there was a huge space in front of the key.  I wiggled 
> the key fore and aft.  Dang, that was the pulliest key I'd ever 
> encountered.  I removed the key and the pictures explain it. 
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> Barbara Richmond, RPT
> near Peoria, IL
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