[pianotech] regulation tool : too wide

[David Ilvedson]

Grind it down to the right size.   When doing the regulation, you want neighbor hammer shank up and out of the way so you can see down at the jack.  Tip the jack back with your right hand fingers (that isn't holding the tool), pushing down the neighbors rep lever a bit.  the jack screw is in lower position and more accessible to your fat tool.   A head lamp helps.   Consider that you are leaning over looking from the side to line up the jack/knuckle.  
David Ilvedson, RPT
Pacifica, CA 94044

Original message
From: KeyKat88 at aol.com
To: pianotech at ptg.org
Received: 2/25/2009 11:20:24 AM
Subject: [pianotech] regulation tool : too wide

Greetings,
          Going to make the adjustment of jack to knuckle, I find the neck/shank of the screw adjustor tool, too big in diameter to fit between the let-off buttons. The let-off buttons on this Young Chang grand are the dowel type. I've tried slipping the tool's shank from the bottom up, in-between the let-off dowels, but geesh, there's just no room!  Is there a better tool for this? If so, who sells it?
Julia Gottshall
Reading, PA    

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