Front Rail Keypin Alignment Reality Check

[Richard Brekne]

Things get old Terry...    what can ya do ?  That said... BeFORE I bend 
pins to evenly space keys on any piano I first see if there is anything 
to be had by turning the pin. Sometimes bushings wear unevenly... left 
side most... right side most... and it yields an apparent need to bend 
the pin

A piano that has had pins bent, and then you do nice brand new 
bushings... may more then likely require having the majority of pins 
bent back to their original status.

So... if you are persnickety enough to get into this... straighten all 
key pins before rebushing... in all directions.

btw... did you drive all the way out to Cal ?

Cheers
RicB


    I think I'm obsessing again. Everybody knows that you bent front 
rail keypins slightly to evenly space keys. But when I do that I get 
increased key friction - which seems reasonable as the keypin is no 
longer parallel with the long (depth) axis of the keypin mortise. But I 
hadn't really noticed such a problem previously, nor have I ever heard 
anyone address this.

    I'm doing this on a keyboard with nice new key bushings. When the 
pin is aligned with the mortise slot, there is near zero friction. But 
when you bent the pin to move the key over, friction picks up real quickly.

    So what's going on here??????

    Terry Farrell
    Farrell Piano