Bruce. When I have the wippen off the rail to repin the centers, I check the jack position and correct it if I need to. Barbara ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bruce Browning - The Piano Tuner" <justpianos at our.net.au> To: "Pianotech List" <pianotech at ptg.org> Sent: Wednesday, May 28, 2008 1:05 AM Subject: Re: Centering jacks > List, > How is centering done while repinning? > Bruce Browning > The Piano Tuner. > > > > Barbara Richmond >> Hi, >> >> A while ago, someone was asking about centering jacks in the repetition >> lever (balancier) window. I just finished repinning a set of wippens and >> while I was putting them back on the rail, I noticed a couple I had >> missed >> centering (another duty done while repinning). >> >> picture 1: the off-center jack >> >> picture 2: the block of wood under the wippen support on the side the >> jack needs to moved toward >> >> picture 3: holding the parts in place ready for the hammer tap >> >> picture 4: the hammer, ready to go >> >> Obviously, this set-up is for parts not attached to the rail--which also >> made it easier for taking pictures. >> >> Enjoy. >> >> Barbara Richmond, RPT >> near Peoria, IL >> >> >> >> >> >> > > >
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