Touchweight

Don drose@dlcwest.com
Mon, 23 Aug 1999 12:53:14 -0600


Hi Brian,

Because the weight of the stack and its possible deformation of the
keyframe with tight screws affects the results.

At 06:29 PM 08/23/1999 +0200, you wrote:
>
>> >The rest is always done in and at the piano. Does this mean taking the
>action
>> >in and out of the piano dozens of times?  Yes.  For key leveling, does
>this
>> >mean using a straight edge and "guessing" at the proper punchings,
>taking the
>> >whole action stack off each time, lifting up the balance rail punching
>and
>> >putting the paper and/or card punchings under it?  Yes.
>> >
>> >Bill Bremmer RPT
>> 
>> A much easier method is to cut a small section out of the punching, and
>> insert it on to the pin from underneath the action with a forceps or
>> something similar.  No need to remove the stack each time
>> 
>> John McKone, RPT
>> St. louis Park, Minnesota
>> mckonejw@skypoint.com
>> 
>> 
>Or, why not just have a set of key weights that clip onto the backcheck,
>then you are just leveling the keys in the piano and you can remove each
>key and add/remove punchings  as needed.
>
>Brian Lawson
>
>
Regards,
Don Rose, B.Mus., A.M.U.S., A.MUS., R.M.T., R.P.T.

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