Touchweight

[Avery Todd]

Hi Lance,

    Seems like you've been there, done that, too. :-)

Avery

At 07:38 AM 8/23/99 -0500, you wrote:
>Avery,
>
>I can always tell when a piano has level keys by the drop screw scratches on
>the stretcher!
>
>Lance Lafargue, RPT
>Mandeville, LA
>New Orleans Chapter
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: owner-pianotech@ptg.org [mailto:owner-pianotech@ptg.org]On Behalf
>Of Avery Todd
>Sent: Sunday, August 22, 1999 7:10 PM
>To: pianotech@ptg.org
>Subject: Re: Touchweight
>
>
>John,
>
>     I definitely agree. Bill Spurlock sells a tool just for that purpose.
>And you really
>shouldn't cut a portion out of the punching. Just a slit. Like Yamaha
>teaches, I
>belive.
>     Just be sure and pad the stretcher when you tilt the action up on the
>keybed to
>install the punchings. Don't ask me how I know. :-)
>
>Avery
>
> > >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
> >
> >
> >