Doug, Perhaps the list is so long due to the fact that one must do some over again? Add string leveling with my level<G> Hammer flange bushing friction Front rail friction Balance rail friction termination point seating tuning pin adjustment hammer to string mateing only ten to go <G> Joe Goss ----- Original Message ----- From: <Douglasmahard@AOL.COM> To: <pianotech@ptg.org> Sent: Friday, July 14, 2000 6:44 AM Subject: PTG Technical Bulletin #2 (Regulation) Question. > Hi all, > > The PTG regulation tech bulletin states that "every note in a grand piano has > more than 35 points of adjustment." For the life of me I can not come up > with 35 "points of adjustment". Here is my list. I'm bearing in mind "every > key" so damper regulation "points" I'm really not counting. > 1. Dip > 2. Front rail bushing. > 3. Key height. > 4. Balance rail bushing. > 5. Key end felt. Not on all keys. OK, I slipped this one in. > 6. Backcheck > 7. Capstan > 8. Wippen flange friction. > 9. Let-off. > 10. Repetition spring tension > 11. Repetition lever height. > 12. Jack spacing fore and aft. > 13. Jack sideways spacing. > 14. Balancier flange friction. > 15. Jack flange friction. > 16. Hammer height. > 17. Hammer drop. > 18. Hammer spacing. > 19. String spacing. > > Only short by 16. Can somebody get 35? > > Have fun. > > Doug Mahard >
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