traveling/traveling/ traveling?

[Farrell]

Woooaaaaahhhhhhh. Way to slick! I'm gonna file this one!

Terry Farrell
Piano Tuning & Service
Tampa, Florida
mfarrel2@tampabay.rr.com

----- Original Message -----
From: "Lance Lafargue" <lancelafargue@bellsouth.net>
To: <pianotech@ptg.org>
Sent: Friday, February 23, 2001 9:19 AM
Subject: RE: traveling/traveling/ traveling?


> Hi,
> I travel the end shanks of each section carefully with a square.  Then I
> clip a strip of wood (those slats that come in boxes of Renner parts) to
the
> end hammers with clothes pins.  On the strip is glued a strip of paper
with
> vertical lines printed on it (covers the whole piece of wood) from
Microsoft
> Word.  I just print out vertical lines on a page, cut it out squarely, and
> glue it to the strip of wood.
> Like>  !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! except just vertical
> lines, not !!!!.  As you pull the whole section up to strike level you can
> easily see travel problems.  I use strips of packing tape that you must
wet
> to stick, and hang it from my mouth as I work.  Pretty fast.
> Lance Lafargue, RPT
> Mandeville, LA
> New Orleans Chapter, PTG
> lancelafargue@bellsouth.net
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-pianotech@ptg.org [mailto:owner-pianotech@ptg.org]On Behalf
> Of Kevin E. Ramsey
> Sent: Friday, February 23, 2001 7:17 AM
> To: pianotech@ptg.org
> Subject: Re: traveling/traveling/ traveling?
>
>
>     I agree, traveling shanks before hanging hammers just makes too much
> sense not to do it. I generally use a straightedge with many perpendicular
> lines marked on it. As you lift the shanks from their resting position,
you
> can easily see the ones that move from side to side. I like the idea of
the
> square though.
>     It just makes more sense to try to travel the shanks before hanging
> hammers, if you can eliminate as much burning in of the shanks later.
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Erwinpiano" <Erwinpiano@email.msn.com>
> To: <pianotech@ptg.org>
> Sent: Thursday, February 22, 2001 8:54 PM
> Subject: Re: traveling/traveling/ traveling?
>
>
> >   Hi Guys
> >    I Firmly like the idea ,to each there own ,BUT in our shop we travel
> all
> > our shanks prior to hammer hanging.  I think I got this technique from
the
> > Snyder boys and its simple quick,& accurate.  Screw the action frame to
a
> > very level benchtop and put a square up to the side of each shank  Move
> each
> > shank up and down indivdually.,and travel accordingly.  This makes it
> > possible to be sure that the shanks are truly traveling straight and
> > eliminates 95% of shank burning after the hmmrs are hung except of
course
> if
> > you did not hang em straight and sometimes we don't but if you do theres
> not
> > much burning required.  I still find that minor amounts of travel
tweaking
> > is needed ,as Dave Love sai, it is quite easy to see traveling shanks
with
> > hmmrs on.
> >
> >    Dale Erwin
> >
> >   Will be at calif. convention manana.  Stop by our exhibit booth and
play
> > our 1929 Remanufactured BB Mason&Hamlin.  It turned out well and would
> value
> > your opinions and preludes!
> >
> >
>
>
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