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  • 1.  M damper upstop rail

    Registered Piano Technician
    Posted 07-25-2022 10:20
    Greetings all,
    I came to a recently purchased (rebuilt, date unknown) 1978 M and found an odd problem: I could not get the damper upstop rail low enough. The other regulation parameters seemed reasonable: dampers to key lift and pedal were ok. In the photo you can see the rail is at the bottom of its travel. Anything I should look for?

    One thing that crossed my mind is that the back action is painted black. Perhaps it's not original? Do I need to simply redrilll the screw holes?

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    Scott Cole, RPT
    rvpianotuner.com
    Talent, OR
    (541-601-9033
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  • 2.  RE: M damper upstop rail

    Registered Piano Technician
    Posted 07-25-2022 11:06
    No photo attached.

    Could be that the felt on the upstop has been overly worn/compressed, or replaced with too thin a material. If not, by all means drill new holes.
    Regards,
    Fred Sturm
    "I am only interested in music that is better than it can be played." Schnabel