[CAUT] tone building for impatient pianists

[Fred Sturm]

	Well, I guess getting it there into position is the hard part, if the  
stack is still on the keyframe with keys. It's heavy and awkward. If  
it's a Steinway, there is space between the bass and tenor sections to  
get an index finger around the hammer rail. So grab there with the  
left hand, use the right on the treble side of the keyframe somewhere,  
and you'll have a good solid grasp of the whole assembly. Then lower  
one end to the floor. You can slide the bottom of the frame along a  
piano bench or something if that makes it easier.  Once you have one  
end on the ground, slide it along the floor, grabbing one of the cross  
members of the keyframe if that makes it easier (then you are on the  
other side from the hammers and less likely to catch one on  
something). Or you can lift with one hand on one of the cross members  
and have your other hand on the top of the keyframe, and carry it to a  
wall. Get it upright and leaning solidly and stable against a wall so  
you don't have to be holding it precariously with one hand while  
working on parts with another.
	Then apply your material, swinging each hammer out in turn. Maybe  
stand on something to be able to see the top hammers. Turning it over  
to get the other side can be done a few ways. The easiest is to turn  
it enough so that you can lower the high end to the floor. Then lift  
the other end until it is upright.
	IOW, yes, get over it <G>.
	You can also just apply material to the sides of the hammers with the  
keyframe and action in normal position on a table. It will wick in  
nicely. But it is harder to see exactly what you are doing, and to  
control it, without a bit of experience..
Regards,
Fred Sturm
University of New Mexico
fssturm at unm.edu



On Nov 21, 2008, at 4:14 PM, Paul T Williams wrote:

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> That's what I mean, Fred.
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> Maybe I'm just too nervous about tipping an action up on end while  
> doing something else to it.  I want to stay focused on the job at  
> hand and have the action safe!
> Should I just rest the action end on a table and steady it with some  
> sort of block on the floor? or just hold it with my shoulder while  
> applying the solution? I'm really nervous about putting an action on  
> its' end. Maybe I should just get over it?!!!  Do I apply a few  
> drops on one side...flip the action around and apply a few drops to  
> the other side, or what?
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> Paul
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> On Nov 21, 2008, at 7:00 AM, Paul T Williams wrote:
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> So...what is the safest method for tipping the action to a vertical  
> position?
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> Hi Paul,
> I'm not sure what you mean. Do you mean something like bass hammers  
> to the floor, treble to the ceiling, for purposes of applying  
> something to the sides of the hammers? In which case I just lean it  
> against a handy wall, a simple matter of slow and careful. Or do you  
> mean something else?
> Regards,
> Fred Sturm
> University of New Mexico
> fssturm at unm.edu
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