High(!) touchweight

[Horace Greeley]

Ron,

Thanks very much.

It will take me probably until tomorrow to write anything
coherent.

Best.

Horace



At 10:22 AM 9/16/1998 -0400, you wrote:
>On Tue, 15 Sep 1998, Horace Greeley wrote:
>
>> Could we have a little more information, please?
>> 
>> What parts?  Original?
>
>The piano in question has a Pratt-Read keyboard, NY shanks/flanges, NY
>wippens (both Permafree II). Hammers are older type -- with the gray
>matter in the shoulders and deep purple underfelt, top to bottom. (For the
>sake of identifying, the wippens have the teflon pin holding the
>repetition spring in place, and there's green Emralon on the reps.)
>
>This is one of those "accelerated" actions -- white keys #1-17 have 6
>leads, #18-54 have 5 leads, #56-63 have 4 leads, #64-76 have 3 leads,
>#78-88 have 1-2 leads. Black keys, #2-38 have 5 leads, #41/41/46 have 4
>leads, #48-72 have 3 leads, #74-up have 1-2 leads. There are a few
>anomolies in there, but this is the trend.  A very heavy keyboard!
>
>Piano was restrung in 1994, original block. Underlevers are original NY
>(not that they had anything to do with the touchweight...).
>
>Original NY backchecks, too.
>
>Knuckles don't look like the big fat ones. I doubt they're the problem.
>
>Someone mentioned that the balance rail may be mislocated.  Is there a
>"standard" location for a balance rail, or does that depend on the length
>of the keys?
>
>Capstans appear to be centered on the wippen heel cushion.
>
>Did I miss anything?
>
>Ron Torrella, RPT
>Piano Technician
>University of Michigan
>School of Music
> 
Horace Greeley, CNA, MCP, RPT

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