Mis-aligned hammers?

[Smiler]

Hi there,

I have just bought a Monington and Weston Baby Grand( Sven and a smidge octaves:) ), it looks great and (I am a vocal tutor) the strings seem to be in pretty good tune...BUT....the top 5 octaves are mis-aligned....so much so that the very top C is jammed against the frame!
I think that they are a good 8-9mm out to the right...they hit the very last sting of the correct three ad then hit the next notes stings!

What can I do?

Can I adjust them myself?

Thanks..

[Gill the Piano]

Put your fingers against the FRONT vertical part of the keys and PUSH in the direction of the tail of the piano. The action has probably just worked its way forward. You should be getting it tuned soon anyway, so get your tuner to have a look.

[Colin Nicholson]

Another thing it could be is the left pedal has jammed? or the rocker has stuck in the 'on' position - so the keyboard will be hard up against the right key block.
Try pressing the left pedal, and see if the keyboard slides to the right ok, and then comes back when you release it. There should also be a gap on the right between the last key & the key block.
Sometimes when the pedal lyre is assembled, it may have moved the mechanism.

If its not that, then the hammer flanges will need to be very slightly loosened, and adjusted with a grand flange tool, then tightened back up - however, if the hammers have been in this position for a long time, I would recommend to have the hammers refaced - and quite a longish job if its the simplex (spring & loop) action. So best to get a tuner out for an assessment.