Oh, I get it...you slide in the device until it touches the leveling sticking...Very clever! David I. On 27 Jan 2001, at 10:20, Kdivad@AOL.COM wrote: > In a message dated 01/26/2001 9:57:26 PM Central Standard Time, > mfarrel2@tampabay.rr.com writes: > > > > > > You stick people. > > > > What methodology do you use to measure the gap between a key and the > > stick to determine how much punching to use? Do you just eyeball it > > and get good at it over time? And then, do you remove the stick and > > set aside to add punchings to each key, and set it back on the > > keyboard for the next key? What is your sequence? > > > > And Roger, I believe you had the choice words for the Jaras jig (I'm > > not arguing here, just getting info!), what is it you find to be > > inadequate in its performance. It seems to me there is a bit of > > wiggle in the rig for it to be real consistent, but I have worked > > most of the bugs out with mine and it works pretty good, but I must > > admit, it does not seem perfect. And I would like to have PERFECT > > key leveling every time. Thanks. > > > > Terry Farrell > > Piano Tuning & Service > > Tampa, Florida > > mfarrel2@tampabay.rr.com > > > > > > Terry, I'm not sure who I got the idea from but I just make a "feeler > guage" by glueing paper punchings in a line starting with two .003's > half way overlapping each other and gluing that overlapped to two > .005's and so on. Then I glue a handle on the end. Works > magnificiently, very fast and eliminates the guess work. This concept > may be hard to visualize so if anyone needs more info please feel free > to em me privately. > > David Koelzer > Associate > DFW > David Ilvedson, RPT
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