At 08:36 3/7/2005, you wrote: >List > >I am doing some regulatory work on an old (1940s) Kimball grand. On the >back of the keys, there is a regulation button on the underside of the >key. It looks just like a letoff button,a little round wooden barrel >with felt on the underside. > >What's the purpose of this? How should it be regulated? Seems to me that >all the other pianos in the world work just fine without this little >button. I'm tempted to just remove them. That would probably be better >than having them in the wrong position creating problems. > >Could they be for key levelling? (Move the back of the key up and the >front goes down, etc.) > >Tom Sivak >Chicago PTG Associate Verrrry interrrresting... Your description is pointing in the key leveling direction - pictures? What is the punching supply under the keys? If those things are really for leveling, then I would expect to see minimal and equal number of punchings throughout the whole keyboard. Conrad Hoffsommer - Keyboard Technician Luther College, 700 College Dr., Decorah, Iowa 52101-1045 Vox-(563)-387-1204 // Fax (563)-387-1076 - Right now, I'm hoping to live until my age matches my golf score, - Until then, I'll have to be content to have my IQ match my handicap.
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