Squeak in unacorda of S & S, B

Horace Greeley hgreeley@stanford.edu
Sun, 13 Mar 2005 20:23:32 -0800


Ed,

Absolutely right (as usual).

Thanks for the reminder!

Best.

Horace

At 08:01 PM 3/13/2005, you wrote:
>Horace writes:
>
><< The problem is that, as the lever pushes the keyframe the treble
>end, the bass-side edge of the lever describes an arc which is going to go
>slightly above the line of the lever at rest.  The fix is either to radius
>off that edge of the lever and/or increase the depth of the cutout. >>
>
>Greetings,
>     There is one more approach for this problem.  You can add a single layer
>of veneer between the una corder lever blocks under the keybed. This is
>usually enough to give clearance for the top of the lever to swing clear 
>of the top
>of the keyframe mortise, and can be done very quickly.  I use a spot of glue
>on the veneer, and cut it cover the entire mating surface of the lever 
>blocks.
>Three pieces on each block will allow this contact and miss the screw 
>holes.
>If you want to use one piece and drill holes for the screws, go very slowly
>or the veneer will splinter.
>
>Ed Foote RPT
>http://www.uk-piano.org/edfoote/index.html
>www.uk-piano.org/edfoote/well_tempered_piano.html
>
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