Thank you all for your posts. I'll try cutting C-88 next time, as well as other ideas just for fun. Joe, I'm going to be in KC in 2011. I'd like to see your class on making spinets better. -John Parham > -------- Original Message -------- > Subject: Re: [pianotech] Key Balancing > From: "Joseph Garrett" <joegarrett at earthlink.net> > Date: Fri, December 17, 2010 11:25 am > To: "pianotech" <pianotech at ptg.org> > > > John Asked: > " seem to run across a lot of spinets whose high treble keys BARELY > return because of how short they are. I haven't tried the key gutting > technique. The other day I was prepared to to screw a wood screw into > the back of the key to encourage the geometry, but the situation did not > require it. > > Has anyone else tried weighting the rear of spinet keys as a way to > encourage them to come back up?" > > -John, > I've developed a whole system to do just that. The impetus was getting the Fandrich-Rhodes Kit from Jurgen. Gave a Chapter class on the whole approach. "Improving the Spinet". Of course it only involves spinets that do not have elbows.<G> The touch can be greatly improved by doing this! I don't recommend the Screw in the back of the key tho.<G> I'm hoping that I'll be able to give same class at a national. > Regards,' > Joe > > > Joe Garrett, R.P.T. > Captain of the Tool Police > Squares R I
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