Touchweight

[Brian Lawson]

With the backcheck key weights representing action weight I cant say that
I've noticed such deformation.

Anyhow, each to his own 

Brian  :)
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> From: Don <drose@dlcwest.com>
> To: pianotech@ptg.org
> Subject: Re: Touchweight
> Date: 23 August 1999 08:53
> 
> 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.
> 
> Tuner for the Saskatchewan Centre of the Arts
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