Wim, this is indeed very interesting, but I really can't figure out what the setup is with your pictures. Please, please, please, keep doing the excellent piano servicing you likely do, and DO NOT try a new career in photography! ;-) They were taken by my new cell phone. I was either holding the flashlight, or holding the key up, with one hand and trying to stable my self on one knee. No, don't worry, taking pictures is not going to be one of my side jobs. Wim -----Original Message----- From: Terry Farrell <mfarrel2 at tampabay.rr.com> To: pianotech at ptg.org Sent: Mon, Mar 8, 2010 5:13 pm Subject: Re: [pianotech] key leveling system Wim, this is indeed very interesting, but I really can't figure out what the setup is with your pictures. Please, please, please, keep doing the excellent piano servicing you likely do, and DO NOT try a new career in photography! ;-) Terry Farrell On Mar 6, 2010, at 6:21 PM, wimblees at aol.com wrote: This morning I tuned a 1924 Ludwig grand with a key leveling system I had never seen before. In each key, in front of the balance rail hole and pin is a screw that goes through the key. (see picture #1). The other on of this screw is like a capstan screw, which rests on a felt rail, which is the fulcrum of the key. (#2 and #3). The balance rail is used only to keep it from wobbling from side to side. The key height is adjusted using this screw. I've never seen a system like this. It's actually quite ingenious, and wonder why it was not accepted by other manufacturers. It did not feel any difference in how the piano played. Willem (Wim) Blees, RPT Piano Tuner/Technician 94-505 Kealakaa Str. Mililani, Oahu, HI 96789 808-349-2943 www.Bleespiano.com Author of: The Business of Piano Tuning available from Potter Press www.pianotuning.com <key level # 1.jpg><Key level # 2.jpg><key level # 3.jpg> = -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://ptg.org/pipermail/pianotech.php/attachments/20100309/8fac9fe8/attachment.htm>
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