Yeah. Same idea. Thump --- Joe And Penny Goss <imatunr@srvinet.com> wrote: > Accelerated action? > > Joe Goss RPT > Mother Goose Tools > imatunr@srvinet.com > www.mothergoosetools.com > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "gordon stelter" <lclgcnp@yahoo.com> > To: "Pianotech" <pianotech@ptg.org> > Sent: Sunday, September 04, 2005 10:09 AM > Subject: RE: Balance rail punchings, resisance on > 'tip". > > > > On this otherwise horrid Chickering Brown action I > am > > doing, there is one notable "plus" -- a faint > > depression routed in the balance rail, just behind > of > > the punchings', lead edge. There has been > discusssion > > here about clipping the front edge of BR punchings > so > > that they offer no increased resistance to the > keys' > > tilt. But then they need to be secured in place, > so > > they don't rotate. > > This faint trough, about 1/64" deep, achieves > the > > same result. > > Thump > > > > > > --- Don Valley <dvalley1@bellsouth.net> wrote: > > > > > I do not believe pianos were done without > balance > > > rail punchings. I have > > > seen them totally eaten away and/or removed by a > > > previous (technician?). My > > > advice is to determine the correct key height, > then > > > add at least the thin > > > punching, preferably with a .010 punching under > each > > > one in order to be able > > > to adjust the key level downward, if necessary, > when > > > you do your final > > > leveling. > > > A piano without balance rail punchings would be > > > somewhat noisy, to say the > > > least. > > > Don Valley > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: John Delmore [mailto:johndelmore@cox.net] > > > Sent: Saturday, September 03, 2005 11:13 PM > > > To: pianotech@ptg.org > > > Subject: Balance rail punchings > > > > > > Hi all: > > > Today, I got into the Brinkerhoff "lab" > piano--just > > > a thourough cleaning > > > right now. I noticed that there are no felt > > > punching on the balance rail: > > > is this common for circa 1925 pianos (sn 114743 > if > > > any of you kind folks > > > have an atlas handy)? I'm guessing I shouldn't > > > "add" felts where I don't > > > find them. > > > John Delmore > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > pianotech list info: > > > https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives > > > > > > > > > __________________________________________________ > > Do You Yahoo!? > > Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam > protection around > > http://mail.yahoo.com > > _______________________________________________ > > pianotech list info: > https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives > _______________________________________________ > pianotech list info: > https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives > ____________________________________________________ Start your day with Yahoo! - make it your home page http://www.yahoo.com/r/hs
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