Let-off question

[John Ross]

Lucky you.
The Japan thing, sounds great.
Oh to be 20 years younger, and be able to take advantage, of these factory
offers.
Best regards,
John M. Ross
Windsor, Nova Scotia, Canada
jrpiano@win.eastlink.ca
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Richard Brekne" <Richard.Brekne@grieg.uib.no>
To: "Pianotech" <pianotech@ptg.org>
Sent: Wednesday, April 21, 2004 6:22 PM
Subject: Re: Let-off question


> John Ross wrote:
>
> >Hi Ric,
> >I put the hammers on myself.
> >The hammers were bored at Wally's, using the measurements I gave him.
String
> >height and hammer flange centre pin height.
> >This was on a piano, that someone had previously replaced the hammers on,
> >and the piano had lost, its volume, and gutsy sound.
> >The Abel Hammers, and Renner shanks from Wally, did the trick. The volume
> >and power are back up.
> >
> >
>
> Then the bore length is probably very useable you'd think. Wally knows
> his stuff from what I hear.
>
> >The drop screw is probably the problem, my question should have told me.
I
> >had just done the rough on the drop screws, and they looked like they
were
> >almost burying. I was going back tomorrow, as I had just finished the
> >install and rough regulation, yesterday.
> >
> >
> Burying eh ? How worn is the leather on top of the whippen ? In anycase
> sounds like you got your mind jogged by the others who replied and have
> your solution.
>
> >Funny how the mind forgets things at the end of a long day.
> >
> >
> Grin.. I hear you !
>
> >I certainly prefer working from origional parts, and not having to figure
> >out anew, how things should be.
> >
> >
> Yes, but a now and then huckleberry trip into the blue is fun now and
> then as well. Keeps you on your toes eh ?
>
> >Oh well, he got the concert grand Heintzman for a song, as the last owner
> >couldn't get anyone to get it to work right, with the wrong hammers, and
> >wrong boring, on the original shanks, that someone had done.
> >He really likes the sound now, and will like it even better, when the
> >regulation is completely done.
> >
> >Thank you all, for getting my brain cells working again.
> >Now I know why I like going to the Conventions, it keeps the info in my
> >brain from, fragmenting. A nice Convention defrag, works wonders.
> >I hope to see a lot of you 'list members', in Nashville. The time is
getting
> >closer.
> >Is there going to be a little get together for list members, as we had in
> >Arlington?
> >We should start the planning now.
> >
> >
>
> I sure wish I could be there, but I am off to Japan for a summer of
> factory work. Nashville woulda been lots of fun. Fun town.
>
> >Best regards,
> >John M. Ross
> >
> >
> Cheers John
> RicB
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