> >Any idea that > > allows leveling of the keys > > without removing the keys and placing little > pieces of paper under them > > qualifies as an interesting idea in my book. > > > > Phil F > > > It might turn > out that this interesting idea is > in the end not so interesting after all... > because there is really no viable way > of accomplishing the task. > > I think we are stuck with the little pieces of > paper Phil... and they are not all > that big a problem really. Oh, now you're just trying to make me mad. <G> > > On the side.. I once saw an invention displayed > that addressed this very problem. > It was a balance rail pin that was fitted to a > screw base the diameter of a > standard felt punching. Straight slot at the > top of the balance pin allow a > screwdriver to turn the thing either up or > down. Great idea... except its more > expensive, and is prone to failure due to how > climate, wood and screws all go > together. Still, was and is to date one of the > better ideas I've seen along this > line. > -- > Richard Brekne I had this same idea (I didn't imagine that it was an original one - it seems sort of obvious). I imagine a problem being that the threads in the wood would tend to get tight in certain environments. This could cause quite a bit of windup and high torsion stress on the feeble little balance pin. You might overcome this by having a threaded insert in the balance rail into which these balance pin inserts thread (assuming of course that you have to make your balance rail out of wood - not an assumption I would naturally make). One problem, if you bend the pin, is that funny things will happen as you turn the pin. Phil F Phillip Ford Piano Service & Restoration 1777 Yosemite Ave - 215 San Francisco, CA 94124
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