I would add to this topic a tip on a great tool for field adjustments of grand actions. The let-off and rep. upstop (drop) can be adjusted in 20 to 30 minutes with great accuracy. The beauty of it, is that it weighs only .7 oz and fits in your shirt pocket. (alright, so it sticks out _a little) Pianotek part # TLRG $8.95 TautLine Regulation Guide. Jon Page Harwich Port, Cape Cod, Mass. (jpage@capecod.net) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ PS. I have them too :-) (w/ s/h: $10.) ~~~~~~~~`~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ PPS. I just restrung a Chickering Quarter Grand and the precision of the Becket Tool makes for regimented beckets. Coupled with string spacing over pressure ridges and felt tenor portion it makes the stringing results look like the product of a_meticulous_craftsman, without all the practice and effort. AN image file and description on request.
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