Why? Right now I'm wondering
how, if the keyslip is glued in, is it warping? Just glued to the end-blocks? Does the bottom of the keyslip rest on the keybed or does it butt up against the front of the bed? If it butts up against the keybed, maybe you could shim it from underneath.
You might want to bring some slips of wood around the thickness of that 1/4" gap and then fine tune with front rail punchings or an ivory tail. As the keyframe and slip aren't going anywhere it should be more or less permanent even without glue.
Perhaps the keyslip isn't the culprit. If it's glued in place then it is a constant that other parts adjust in relation to. Is it binding in the middle or to one side or the other? How many notes bind? I'd verify that it's bowed at least by line of sight first or measure it against the keyframe and balance rail as well.
Or you could loosen all the screws holding down the keyframe and nudge it back 1/32nd". Or just the balance rail. Baldwin has a trick balance rail for adjusting key height, maybe this one can adjust fore and aft. 1/32" isn't much.
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Steven Rosenthal
Honolulu HI
808-521-7129
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Original Message:
Sent: 06-10-2021 21:18
From: James Kelly
Subject: Ritmuller keyslip
a few pictures may be helpful to post. i would be very careful about hammering something in the size of a dowel or tuning pin and I would try doing it at the ends of the slip near the keyblocks. Too thick a material may end cracking the key slip.there are some clear shims used to level table legs and appliances that have a taper to them. you may only need a half inch to an inch of shim to bow out the keyslip. I used some small pieces of aluminum strip that was very thin and flexible folded over itself . It was a perfect solution on a Kawai that had key fronts hanging up. I got the material at Lowes Home Improvement in the nuts/bolts/hardware section. It was in a cabinet with long vertical drawers that had specialty hardware. the drawer was labelled craft parts, hobby parts, science fair parts
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James Kelly
Owner- Fur Elise Piano Service
Pawleys Island SC
843-325-4357
Original Message:
Sent: 06-10-2021 20:36
From: Randy Prentice
Subject: Ritmuller keyslip
Thanks for your reply Horace,
According to Mark Wisner at Ritmuller USA the keyslip is in fact glued in. The solution is to install (wedge in) a shim between the keyframe and keyslip thereby bowing the keyslip slightly. All I need is about 1/32 of an inch, tops. There is about a 1/4 inch gap between the keyslip and keyframe. So I'm brain storming possible items the could be used as a wedge. My first choice is a short thin dowel laid horizontally and hammered in. I'm also thinking a tuning pin might work. Will know more when I revisit the piano tomorrow. This particular piano design is rather disappointing. Why? I ask, Why?
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Randy Prentice
Tucson AZ
520-749-3788
Original Message:
Sent: 06-10-2021 16:30
From: Horace Greeley
Subject: Ritmuller keyslip
Hi, Randy,
You might contact Dan Skelley, owner of Skelley Piano in University Place, WA. Dan is a Ritmuller dealer; and a highly skilled technician.
Skelleypiano.com
I'm sure that he would be glad to help you.
Kind regards.
Horace Greeley
Original Message
Original Message:
Sent: 6/10/2021 3:49:00 PM
From: Randy Prentice
Subject: Ritmuller keyslip
Note: this may be a duplicate message
Greetings, I have a client with Ritmuller upright with keys sticking because of the keyslip. I cannot figure out how to remove the keyslip so it can be shimmed. I almost seems to be glued in. I'm not at the piano now but i'm wondering if there might be a bolt in the keyframe that can be adjusted to push out the keyslip a bit.
Thanks ahead of time for any suggestions.
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Randy Prentice
Tucson AZ
520-749-3788
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