"Phil Romano" <romano@sccoast.net>

[Phil Romano]

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Jeff,
 
Stop! Don't worry, I found it in PTJ Mar 75. I have Journals going back
to the early sixties (given to me by former Craftsman Jim
Hamilton....Thanks, Jim!). I'm going to read it tonight. I'll scan it
for any interested.
 
Phil

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From: caut-bounces@ptg.org [mailto:caut-bounces@ptg.org] On Behalf Of
Jeff Tanner
Sent: Wednesday, March 03, 2004 2:10 PM
To: College and University Technicians
Subject: "Phil Romano" <romano@sccoast.net>


(Off list)
Hey Phil,
The copy is from a thick bound book (full year of the Clavier), and I
found it difficult to get the type near the crease to be legible when
copied full sized because of the way I had to hold the book. So, I did
an 11x17 reduction to 8.5x11, and the crease problem wasn't as bad. I
can read it fine, but the print is fairly small and I don't know if it
would fax clearly or not. I would have done full size 11x17, but the
copier in the library isn't capable of it, and you can't take this book
out of the library. Also, there are two-page characteristics to the
article (title spreads, action diagram, etc), and it looks better in the
reduced, or two page format.

It'll take me a while, but I could type the text for you. It is a rather
long article. Or I can play around with the copier machine to see what I
can get it to do.

The article is very good with a few exceptions. I don't agree with a few
of his statements so far, particularly in regard to damper regulation.
He doesn't like the dampers to begin to lift before 1/2 hammer travel.
He says the extra weight makes the keys sluggish. I believe that if the
damper contact is that late in the key stroke it contributes to control
problems due to the extra bump in the key. It is particularly cumbersome
if the damper contact and escapement are back to back "obstacles" near
the end of the key stroke. I'd prefer it happen around the first 1/3. I
can live with up to 1/2, but not beyond that.

Other than that, and perhaps another questionable service tactic or so,
it is a very useful article for the piano owner.

I'll see if I can get it to you soon in some legible form. 

Jeff

On Wednesday, March 3, 2004, at 01:53 PM, Phil Romano wrote:



Jeff,
 
If you copied it, could you post it or fax it to me? Fax # is the same
as my office #.
 
Phil


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From: caut-bounces@ptg.org [mailto:caut-bounces@ptg.org] On Behalf Of
Jeff Tanner
Sent: Tuesday, March 02, 2004 11:15 AM
To: College and University Technicians
Subject: Re: Kuerti article

I did just locate the article in the bound periodicals section of our
music library.
Jeff

On Tuesday, March 2, 2004, at 11:03 AM, Horace Greeley wrote:



Jeff,

It does...well, at least I found it in the wee-small, but it does not
appear to have a searchable archive.  If someone does find such a thing,
please do post it.

Thanks very much.

Horace


At 07:46 AM 3/2/2004, you wrote:

I don't think Clavier has a web site.
Jeff




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