[CAUT] "Cross papering" - was; pictures of new key weighting pattern

[David Ilvedson]

I always remove the flange and glue the packing tape to the flange so it won't fall out/off when removed in the future.   I guess it is much faster to loosen the screw and slip traveling paper in without sticking to the flange...but I don't do it that way.  If I worked in a factory, I probably would...

David Ilvedson, RPT
Pacifica, CA  94044

----- Original message ----------------------------------------
From: "Jim Busby" <jim_busby at byu.edu>
To: "College and University Technicians" <caut at ptg.org>
Received: 1/8/2008 10:35:44 AM
Subject: Re: [CAUT] "Cross papering" - was;pictures of new key weighting pattern


>Also called "cross papering". A very useful technique not very well known.

>I think Barbara is referring to seeing 2 or 3 full length strips on one side of the flange 
>and 4 or 5 on the other. An excellent "Steinway School" tech I know sees nothing 
>wrong with it and says it "saves you from having to take the screw all the way out, 
>thus avoiding the possibility of stripping treads by improper screw insertion".  While I 
>would never do this, is there anything really wrong with it, other than we've all been 
>taught not to do it??

>Jim Busby BYU

>-----Original Message-----
>From: caut-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:caut-bounces at ptg.org] On Behalf Of Conrad 
>Hoffsommer
>Sent: Tuesday, January 08, 2008 11:15 AM
>To: College and University Technicians
>Subject: Re: [CAUT] pictures of new key weighting pattern

>Barbara Richmond wrote:
>> It sort of reminds me of going into space and travel Steinway parts and
>> finding layers of paper on both sides of the flanges.
>>
>> br
>>

>Paper on both sides of S&S flanges is sometimes necessary if extreme
>shifts left or right are needed. Half or quarter strips left front and
>right rear will shift the hammer well to the left w/o affecting travel.


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