Thank you,Keith! I like that idea about scotch-Joints,I'm going to try it,too. thanx again.. Isaac > [Original Message] > From: Keith McGavern <kam544@gbronline.com> > To: <pianotech@ptg.org> > Date: 11/26/04 11:07:31 AM > Subject: RE: keyboard levelling > > At 9:55 PM -0800 11/25/04, Isaac Sadigursky wrote: > >... On some older pianos there are clear marks from old-fashioned > >key leveling leads which had 2 sharp nails and were tapped with > >light hammer near the capstan,but,probably,it was too time > >consuming.I do have a sozen of those leads with nails and they work. > >... > > I get kind of aggressive when I re-level a set of grand piano keys. > > When adding/removing balance rail shims, the clip-on type weights > tended to fall off, and the nail type weights wouldn't stay put > either, though somewhat better. > > So I finally decided to ground the nails off and install Scotch > joiner plates (nomenclature?) with contact cement. This allows eight > (8) holding points per weight. I tap them on with a small hammer, and > I use all eighty-eight (88) during a re-leveling process. > > And yes, it takes more time to put them on, and to take them off, but > the results are worth it for me. The only real downside I see that > would exist in some folks minds is the evidence of such activity by > the holes that have been introduced in the wood. > > That's my method of madness. > > Keith > -- > Keith McGavern > Registered Piano Technician > Oklahoma Chapter 731 > Piano Technicians Guild > USA
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