[CAUT] Key leveling

[Joe And Penny Goss]

Both sharps and flats!
Joe Goss RPT
Mother Goose Tools
imatunr at srvinet.com
www.mothergoosetools.com
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: piano57 at comcast.net 
  To: College and University Technicians 
  Sent: Tuesday, July 01, 2008 8:33 PM
  Subject: Re: [CAUT] Key leveling


  Hey Jim,

  Oops, I deleted your post about leveling in 20 minutes.

  If you can level a keyboard in 20 minutes, why are you interested that tool?  It said the job would take 3 1/2 hours with this tool (if I remember correctly).  Is that 20 minutes for a touch-up or a real,  these keys are all over the place job?  ;-)  I'd be interested in hearing about your method.  

  Generally I start off with two tightly mated punchings of the same size and see if they fit under the leveling stick wherever I think they would fit.  If it's off my some amount I estimate (guess?) to find out what the "ratio" (for lack of a better word) is so I can pair up the punchings to fit.  I have a handy self closing tweezers (which will appear soon in TT & T) that hold the punchings well. I can tell how they feel when they slip under the leveling stick if it's a go or not.  After that, I usually get real close with one pass and then touch-up by feeling the keys.  This is nothing new, John Minor showed this method to me years ago--I've just gotten better at it with time.

  How many times have I followed someone's work where it's obvious that the sharps haven't gotten any attention. I guess I shouldn't be surprised anymore.

  Barbara Richmond, RPT
  near Peoria, Illinois


  -------------- Original message -------------- 
  From: Jim Busby <jim_busby at byu.edu> 

     

    From: Jim Busby 
    Sent: Monday, June 30, 2008 3:25 PM
    To: 'College and University Technicians'
    Subject: FW: QuicKey Leveler

     

    List,

     

    Those of you at the convention saw this new tool. I told the fellow that after leveling with this device if you could add a weight and accurately measure dip that this would be, IMO, even more valuable than the key leveling aspect. What do you think? I like to see new/different ideas.

     

    Simply put for those who weren't there, this device sets up and measures key height by contacting each key and then a computer tells you to put in whatever punching is needed for a "one pass" key leveling job. That's how I understood it anyway. It seems like a consistent weight carrying the probe to the bottom of the key dip is the next logical step. 

     

    IMO this tool is pricy for just leveling. Add dip, maybe I'd consider it. Figure out how to lay perfect dip and aftertouch. well, I'm even more interested! Until then I'll do it the old fashioned way.

     

    Jim Busby BYU

     

     
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