Comments below: William R. Monroe On Oct 5, 2009, at 10:14 AM, David Skolnik <davidskolnik at optonline.net> wrote: > Just for my own aligntenment, is it assumed that beckets, > acceptably aligned in initial installation, will remain so through > subsequent chipping and tunings? Yes. In my technique I pull strings to initial pitch right away. This makes it very easy to know the beckets will be aligned when you're all done. > What would represent an acceptable range of degree variation for > those who profess to strive for uniformity? Is there a preferred > positioning? Acceptable to me is beckets at 3 o'clock (that's MY preference but i dont believe it matters) give or take "15 minutes" either side, with 3 coils Do I ever exceed that range? Yup. Do I pull pins, remove beckets, etc.? Nope. I strive for aesthetic perfection, but not at functional cost. > How do we distinguish number of coils? Is 1 coil established as > soon as the active length of wire is tangent to the becket exit hole? Yes. > > > Most importantly, how do I achieve the right balance between > maintaining becket alignment and tuning requirements? [your e-con > here] > > David Skolnik RTT > Hastings on Hudson, NY I'm not sure I understand. What tuning requirements? I string a piano that is at pitch and tuned with aligned beckets on day one (give or take ;-). ). What would be the compromise? > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://ptg.org/pipermail/pianotech.php/attachments/20091005/69e09f2c/attachment.htm>
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