Jason, At 10:56 9/28/2004 -0700, you wrote: >Can you please describe the "chalk method" more fully? Is it blue chalk? In this case, yes, but I also have white, yellow, red, green, and orange. Specifically, Crayola sidewalk chalk. -Look down through the strings and determine the strike point line. Put some tuning wedges along it. -Pull the action -Rub the underside of the string with the chalk along the strike point line. PLAIN WIRE ONLY - DO NOT TOUCH WOUND STRINGS!! -Replace action and firmly play all chalked notes. Enough chalk will remain on the strings to leave string lines on the hammers. I originally learned this as a method to check una corda spacing, but it can show a host of other things related to hammer/string mating such as filing or string level by noting the relative lengths of the marks. BTW, the stuff IS messy, so have a cloth handy to wipe your hands, etc. Doing it in a room with a white carpet might not be the best idea, but since it is a powder it should only prove the efficacy of a vacuum. ;-} Conrad Hoffsommer - Keyboard Technician Luther College, 700 College Dr., Decorah, Iowa 52101-1045 Vox-(563)-387-1204 // Fax (563)-387-1076 -A rose by any other name would still attract aphids.
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