let off gone berzerk

[Joseph Alkana]

Evil spirits, eh? Well it IS a Wurlitzer :-)
Joseph Alkana RPT
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Ron Nossaman" <rnossaman at cox.net>
To: "Pianotech List" <pianotech at ptg.org>
Sent: Wednesday, August 30, 2006 5:47 PM
Subject: Re: let off gone berzerk


>
>> OK, customer says no power in last octave plus on her run-of-the-mill 
>> Wurlitzer console. I look at hammer blow and it is at 1 3/4". Let off is 
>> at 1 1/2".   Yikes, I say! The rest of the keys all let off around 1/8". 
>> Piano just was moved, but under supervision of owner. No visible signs of 
>> damage anywhere.
>
> Lost motion, maybe LOTS?
>
>
>> Question: How did the last octave plus get in this condition, which 
>> customer swears is a new problem since move? I'm stumped. I don't want to 
>> do the adjustment to let off with out understanding the problem of how it 
>> got so far off in this one area. Should I be looking for something a 
>> whole lot more hidden?
>>  Joseph Alkana RPT
>
> Either a bent letoff rail bracket, or a split action rail. Or evil 
> spirits. Not too many doors to chose from.
> Ron N
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