Ahh...I knew the mention of a square would perk you up, Joe. > BTW, in order to adjust the lost motion, effectively, you will need to > drill the hammer rest rail for rocker capstan screw access. > 2. YES That's all it's designed for.<G> will do > 3. Do not do that. If large amounts of the hammer has been removed, you > need new hammers! What the blow is, is of little consequence. After all, > this will never play like a modern piano! Don't try to do that! You'll > drive yourself insane!<G> These hammers are an education in old felt. Feels like an interesting combination of resilience and resistance to compression...resilience and give, without being mushy. I'd really prefer to leave these hammers on, the felt being so fine. I'm only going to loose 1/8". It appears as if this baby was not heavily used. and I'd bet this filing will be its 1st (Actually, I think this sucker is still under warranty. Too bad the reps are all dust <G>). So, do you think raising the rest by felt to accommodate that 1/8" would be a sorry adventure, assuming I don't look for too much in the way of stellar performance. As far as the insane part...uhh, there are elements who feel this is already a done deal...but we all know this is patently untrue...ahem...right???... > 4. Action centers on the hammer flanges are adjustable. This helps touch > and repetition the greatest amount. Two to Three bounces on the hammer rail > is the criteria. (If you want that explained, call me.<G>) Use standard > center pins and bushing felt. Nothing is sacred on these, imo. (unless it > happens to be a Christophori!<G>) I'll give you a call. > Hope that helps, (also hoping you're monitoring this olde list, otherwise > you're out of luck.<G>) Monitoring I am...though the list seems to be stuck in a bit crabby lately. Jim Ialeggio -- Jim Ialeggio jim at grandpianosolutions.com (978) 425-9026 Shirley, MA
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