[pianotech] loud/soft

[William Monroe]

As Mike said, I agree.  I often speak of regulation, etc. when in my mind
I'm thinking, "well of course you'd attend to pinning, worn parts, bushings.
lubrication, springs, etc., ad infinitum."  And your point is well taken,
Joe.  Given the audience (pianotech list) these things should be mentioned
if not spelled out, so that the point is made to all reading.  Good catch,
Joe.

And Matthew, more thoughts.  The client is asking you to improve the
performance of their piano.  It is your job to disseminate to them the all
of the details that go into improving performance, and the proper sequence
of those details.  The disclaimer is that things may end up being done out
of sequence, but the results are likely to not be as positive as if they
were done in proper sequence - and indeed the results may even be
disappointing.  We have to be sure our clients know that there is a reason
we do what we do.

William R. Monroe




On Thu, Oct 20, 2011 at 7:34 PM, Joseph Garrett <joegarrett at earthlink.net>wrote:

> Mike!
> You get your Gold Star for the course!!s<G> Nice to know some actually read
> the darned thing.
> Joe
>
>
> > [Original Message]
> > From: Mike Spalding <mike.spalding1 at frontier.com>
> > To: <joegarrett at earthlink.net>; <pianotech at ptg.org>
> > Date: 10/20/2011 4:38:35 PM
> > Subject: Re: [pianotech] loud/soft
> >
> > On 10/20/2011 6:25 PM, Joseph Garrett wrote:
> >
> >   William et al, During this discussion, even tho it should be apparent,
> > the first thing needed to do is get the action parts to correct
> > functioning specs....i.e. Recondition the Action. This entails making
> > sure ALL of the center pins are at proper resistance. Resistance is
> > necessary to achieve SOFT playing.<G> Proper Hammer surfaces, that are
> > MATED to the strings, is another biggy, imo. AND, the keys need to be up
> > to specs. No loosy-goosy key bushings. No excessive friction in the
> > piano is also a biggy. Worn Wippen Foot Felt is a usual place for that
> > sort of thing. In the case, that this is an upright, the butt
> > leather/felt needs to be 'pock' free. Damper lever lift felt can be a
> > problem. The list is almost endless. However if care is taken with the
> > Mechanical problems, the Regulation problems are, usually, easy to
> > solve. That's my take on it. Joe Joe Garrett, R.P.T. Captain of the Tool
> > Police Squares R I
> > Joe,
> >
> > You're absolutely correct!  Like it says on page 6  of the 'G' Piano
> > Works Repair Labor Guide under "Major Regulation: Complete", "All
> > repairs & maintenance necessary to accomplish a FINE REGULATION must be
> > done".
> >
> > Mike
>
>
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