Well hey, if you are talking about "steps" instead of "adjustments" you've got to include: 10a-13a) knock center rail punchings off table onto floor 10b-13b) pick up center rail punchings 15a & 22a) knock front rail punchings off table onto floor 15b & 22b) pick up front rail punchings 15c & 22c) stab finger repeatedly with custom sharpened punching grabber tweezers and last but not least: 38a) sort all punchings back to their individual containers, or 38b) dump all loose punchings into a large, full can of miscellaneous punchings, or 38c) sweep up and throw away all punchings that aren't still in their containers, or 38d) leave the bloody (literally, see steps 15c & 22c) punchings on the floor forever to teach the little suckers a lesson. >From Yamaha's Grand Piano Action Regulating in 37 steps I picked up a long >time ago from a class by La Roy Edwards: > > 1) Tighten action screws > 2) Key frame - front rail > 3) Key frame - center rail > 4) Keys - front bushing > 5) Keys - center bushing > 6) Keys - balance pin hole > 7) Action centers > 8) Travel hammershanks > 9) Hammer angle >10) Hammer alignment to strings >11) Height of white keys >12) Level of white keys >13) Height of black keys >14) Keys - spacing >15) Depth of white key >16) Wippen alignment >17) jack adjustment >18) Repetition lever height >19) Hammer height >20) Hammer height level >21) Let off >22) Black key depth >23) Drop >24) Aftertouch measurement >25) Back check alignment >26) Back check angle >27) Hammer catching >28) Repetition spring >29) Key stop rail >30) Damper wire guide bushing >31) Damper lift from key >32) Damper lift from lifting rail >33) Damper pedal adjustment >34) Damper pedal stop adjustment >35) Damper stop rail >36) Sostenuto >37) Soft pedal adjustment > >Keith McGavern >Registered Piano Technician >Oklahoma Chapter 731 >Piano Technicians Guild >USA Ron N
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