Portable Action Table Photos, and Erard Capstan Tool?

[William R. Monroe]

Dave,

Do you remember what these tables are priced at?

Thanks,
William R. Monroe



----- Original Message ----- 
From: <Piannaman@aol.com>
To: <pianotech@ptg.org>
Sent: Sunday, March 13, 2005 12:59 AM
Subject: Portable Action Table Photos, and Erard Capstan Tool?


> Hi All,
>
> Here are a couple of photos of the grand action caddy that Laroy Edwards
> makes and sells.  I used it yesterday for the first time, but I forgot to
take
> the camera to the jobsite.  Hopefully these shots around my workspace  at
home
> will give you an idea.
>
> The piano I used it for yesterday was the Erard that I'd worked on a
couple
> of times.  I did a very rough regulation of blow distance, let-off,  drop,
and
> repetition to render it at least playable.  Israel Stein  said that
getting
> these pianos into really fine regulation is nearly impossible,  and I'm
> beginning to believe it.
>
> The one thing I really need for working on  this or other Erards in  the
> future is a capstan tool.  Nothing I had fit the six-sided turnbuckle
type
> capstans, other than a small pair of vice grips.  Not ideal for speed  or
> delicacy...:-(  If anyone has a suggestion for where I can get an
appropriate tool, I
> would appreciate it!
>
> I do not much care for the rep/jack spring configuration on these.   The
> springs are quite long, and not that easy to tension accurately.
>
> The best thing about using the table on this job was the ease in getting
to
> the other side of the action--by swiveling it around on the wheels in a
> confined  space-- without walking around in circles all day.  I managed to
yank  the
> rep springs out of the jack slots a few times, and had to pull wippens to
> get them back in.
>
> Hope the pics give you an idea,
>
> Dave Stahl
>
>
>
> Table in  Garage
>
>  String height simulator     (attached  to keyframe when in  use)
>
>
>
>