This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment Might I suggest that Roland should be the one to determine the market = introduction on this jig. If it is his ingenuity that developed the = jig, he should be making some money off of it. Too often in this = business, good ideas get copied, modified & marketed, & the one who did = all the leg-work gets left in the dust. Be sure to keep him in the = driver's seat. That may have been your intention Dale, but just a = reminder. Thanks, Otto ----- Original Message -----=20 From: Erwinspiano@aol.com=20 To: pianotech@ptg.org ; caut@ptg.org ; Live2drive15@aol.com=20 Sent: Wednesday, August 11, 2004 5:45 PM Subject: Moving Knuckle position with the Kaplan Jig List=20 I thought I'd post an update of this project. Last month I posted about needing to move knuckles on a few sets of = shanks. All were renner parts for stwys with the 15.5 mm knuckle to = center pin distance. This part is almost always a recipe for a heavy = touch unless extremely light hammers are used or prepped. =20 The jig I used is made by Roland Kaplan R.T.T. of San Jose. He was = quite generous & loaned it to me for experimentation & to copy if I = wish. I do. This simple jig is very accurate & very quick Making both = economical to do in terms of time & dollars. I spent 10 minutes setting = it up & getting familiar with the function. After cutting a few dozen = myself I turned it over to My bright & ever capable 17 yr. old son = Jacob. Kinda proud He took a complete set of shanks & removed all the knuckles on the = bandsaw . Time 25 minutes. Then he wnet straight to the jig. Time to cut = all the slots & in one pass , 20 minutes. Then he glued in the new parts in about 40 minutes. Total time About = 1 & 1/2 hr.. Tokiwa knuckles are $125.00 & Renners are $145.00 Plus = Jacob's time Once the jig is set up the craftsmen made blade I used cut a = perfectly fit slot for both Tokiwa & Renner knuckles. It only tore out a = small corner of the original rosewood molding. A slower movement = eliminated this. Safety: I added some small safety rails to prevent any Exposure of the = operator to the blade. I'm going to copy the jig & make only minor = modifications. I realize this is a job one doesn't do very often But considering = the cost of parts at about $400ish plus the hammers & prep, etc., it can = save the client a ton & you can be the hero. If the hammers that came = on the shanks with wrong dimensioned knuckle placement are worth reusing = the jig allows for that option as well which really save the cost of = half an action rebuild. How many of us would be interested in a jig like this? Let me know. = What would it be worth to purchase a premade jig from Spurlock or Farrel = or anyone willing to make it.? Just curious Cheers Dale Erwin ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/caut.php/attachments/f1/8a/20/c0/attachment.htm ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment--
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