[CAUT] aftertouch (was Re: F..riction)

[Alan Eder]

Hi Ed,


Also, I recently bought a set of WNG regulating tools, and am surprised at 
how they have made regulating faster and less stressful. They are 
ergonomically correct for the various tasks they do, so that the hands are 
supported in correct relation to the action stack.


I was interested in checking out the WN&G regulating tools to which you refer. From your comment, I was expecting to find a range of common regulating tools at their website, such as capstan wrenches, drop screw tools and the like, but didn't.  Is there a set of regulating tools that they offer not yet posted on their website? 


Thanks,


Alan Eder





-----Original Message-----
From: Ed Sutton <ed440 at mindspring.com>
To: caut <caut at ptg.org>
Sent: Mon, Dec 13, 2010 10:55 am
Subject: Re: [CAUT] aftertouch (was Re:  F..riction)


I use an approach derived from John Hartmann's articles in the Journal.
Drop is usually set very close, as Fred Sturm describes.
I have a test weight which weighs 365 grams.
I have made Y shaped slotted aftertouch gauges of different thicknesses 
(.030, .035 and .040 inch) depending on what is desired for a particular 
action. The handle makes it easy to slip under the key.
With the gauge on the keypin, aftertouch is correct when I can set the 
weight on the key without escapement, and then cause escapement by tapping 
the weight with a capstan tool.

I recently made a set of gauges which work very nicely. For example, if 
.040" styrene is the chosen aftertouch for the set, make 5 Y gauges of the 
styrene, then glue punchings, green, red, blue and .020 cardboard on the 
styrene gauges, one of each.
Then, if aftertouch tests too wide for the .040 standard, try the other 
gauges so that if, say, the gauge with blue punching "passes the capstan tap 
test," you know that a blue punching is what's needed on that note to make 
it pass at .040.

I prefer removing the naturals and doing all the accidentals first, adding 
punchings and flipping the cloth punching on top, then pulling the stack, 
adding the naturals and finishing aftertouch.

Also, I recently bought a set of WNG regulating tools, and am surprised at 
how they have made regulating faster and less stressful. They are 
ergonomically correct for the various tasks they do, so that the hands are 
supported in correct relation to the action stack.

Ed Sutton



 

 
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