Seems like a good place to plug this in. I have the backcheck weights for bench reconditioning/regulation. I use 'em, and I hate 'em! I was once tempted to assemble one of the Wurlitzer-style devices for adding temporary weight to keys. I never finished the project. The Wurlitzer method was that of using a length of all-thread, along with 'xxx' washers flopping around on the rod, the washers obviously captive at the ends with nuts. It occurred to me that 3~5 washer-widths (per key) might not add sufficient mass to work, in spite of Wurlitzer claims that this was their factory method for pre-leveling. Has anyone ever tried this? OR, does anyone have comments on the nail-type weights? OR, does anyone have any other ideas besides the backcheck weights? Sorry for the tangential topic... otherwise it would be another ten years before I remembered it again! 8-} Jim Harvey, RPT At 08:40 AM 8/24/99 -0400, Newton wrote: >Hi Brian, > >Ever have to carry those suckers more than from the car to the piano? > > Newton > >Brian Lawson wrote: > >> 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
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