Who needs a camera with the CAD skills you've got... '-] David Ilvedson, RPT Pacifica, CA 94044 ----- Original message ---------------------------------------- From: "John Ross" <jrpiano at win.eastlink.ca> To: pianotech at ptg.org Received: 4/13/2010 2:52:43 PM Subject: [pianotech] Type of action >----- Original Message ----- >From: John Ross >To: Undisclosed-Recipient:; >Sent: Tuesday, April 13, 2010 6:47 PM >Subject: Type of action >Caught without a camera :-( >First look at an Apollo Baby Grand piano, serial number painted over. >Someone restrung it, and gave up. >I am going back next week to look again, but wanted to take some extra info. >Hammer shanks, are seperate, like an upright, and fit into a butt, like below. LOL >The top L is where the shank would go. >Knuckles, are not round, but are kind of rectangular, with a cut out, that the jack >fits into, actually part of this butt if I am remembering right. >It is alright to remind me, that with this hodgepodge of supposed to be information, >nothing can be done till I get a picture. I thought I could remember, so didn't even >make a drawing. Boy, talk about senior moment. >_____________ The L's are the corners, the j is for the jack >L______ . > J L______ >How do you guys do those nice drawings? >Anyway, can anyone point me toward what action this is. >Hammers are 2 1/2 inches from the strings. It is a complete mess, I need somewhere >to start. >Ok I will get pictures next week. >John Ross >Windsor, Nova Scotia.
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