This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment I've got it but admit I haven't been using it like I should...thanks fo= r reminder. David I. Original message From: Erwinspiano@aol.com To: pianotech@ptg.org Received: 9/12/2005 3:13:59 PM Subject: Mother goose string leveler To all level headed tech's I have been using Joe's slick little tool for a while now & It has tak= en the archaic out of the mundane job of string leveling. It tells an a= ccurate story right off the git go. However it's wise to see if the ke= ybed/piano are truly level first & if not get them into compliance. I u= se a long aluminum bubble level when in shop. In the field a put the g= auge on the stretcher or keybed as quick references. I've noticed it is important to put the device as close to the strikin= g spot on the string for accuracy as it is level strings at the hammer= strike point I want. It's also important to make sure it sits squarely= on the unison & not sitting off to one side or the other as the weight= of the gauge will depress a string to sit lower due to its own weight = giving a false reading. I usually place the gauge on the unison & lift the lowest outside str= ing string first then the other outside string then the middle till th= e bubble in the gauge centers. Then work in the middle one. With this g= auge It's real obvious when the middle string is to high as gauge kind = of quivers for a lengthy period of time ,rocking on the high middle str= ing. Although my finger & eyes are quit good at roughing things in the fin= e stuff is way easier to dial in with the gauge. It doesn't lie or giv= e subjective readings. It's fun Joe thanks. Anybody else discover this little Jem? Dale Erwin Erwins Pianos Restorations 4721 Parker Rd. Modesto, Ca 95357 209-577-8397 Rebuilt Steinway , Mason &Hamlin Sales www.Erwinspiano.com ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/pianotech.php/attachments/1d/f1/ad/37/attachment.htm ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment--
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