[CAUT] Erard piano

[Joe And Penny Goss]

Yes I am aware that my good friend passed.
Miss him a bunch.
Joe Goss RPT
Mother Goose Tools
imatunr at srvinet.com
www.mothergoosetools.com
----- Original Message ----- 
From: <wimblees at aol.com>
To: <caut at ptg.org>
Sent: Monday, May 29, 2006 2:54 PM
Subject: Re: [CAUT] Erard piano


> Joe
> 
> Didn't you know that Newton died about 2 years ago?
> 
> Wim
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Joe And Penny Goss <imatunr at srvinet.com>
> To: College and University Technicians <caut at ptg.org>
> Sent: Mon, 29 May 2006 12:54:41 -0600
> Subject: Re: [CAUT] Erard piano
> 
> Hi Wim,
> Sounds like something Newton Hunt would do <G>
> No harm asking.
> Joe Goss RPT
> Mother Goose Tools
> imatunr at srvinet.com
> www.mothergoosetools.com
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: <wimblees at aol.com>
> To: <caut at ptg.org>
> Sent: Monday, May 29, 2006 12:38 PM
> Subject: Re: [CAUT] Erard piano
> 
> 
> > Thanks Ed, for this information. Unfortunately, although this all 
> makes
> > sense to a piano technician, this guy is a piano player, and all he
> > wants is someone to do the work. But he needed some specs to tell the
> > technician what is right. Apparently he can't find someone in his 
> area
> > that is capable of doing this. (Maybe I can ask him if he'll fly me
> > over there to do the work) :)
> >
> > Wim
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: A440A at aol.com
> > To: caut at ptg.org
> > Sent: Mon, 29 May 2006 14:20:52 EDT
> > Subject: Re: [CAUT] Erard piano
> >
> > << > My problem is that I cannot find an expert who will give me the
> > correct > factory hammer blow distance and factory key depth, as well
> > as damper > regulation.<<
> >
> > You can find the proper keydip by understanding that the sharps must
> > not
> > go farther than approx. 1 mm above the tops of the naturals when
> > depressed,
> > and they cannot be above 13 mm above the naturals when at rest. This 
> is
> > your
> > range of keydip. The hammers must not lie on the rest rail, nor be 
> more
> > than 5
> > mm above it. This is your hammer range. Let-off can be set at 1 mm
> > throughout
> > the scale for a beginning specification. You should then be able to
> > find a
> > comfortable set of specs that are tailored to the performers sense of
> > touch by
> > varying the amount of aftertouch. ie. if you want to reduce the
> > aftertouch to
> > a minumum, (which will be the fastest action), lower your hammers or
> > raise
> > your keydip, or a little of both. You may then want to set your 
> let-off
> > to just
> >
> > below the lower excursion limit of the string when the string has 
> been
> > struck
> > as firmly as the performer is likely to play it. The drop should 
> leave
> > the
> > hammer at exactly the same height as let-off. Springs should be as
> > strong as
> > possible without being felt in the key upon hammer release.
> > The knuckle should be in contact with the top of the jack, but no 
> more
> > than
> > that. The distal edge of the jack should be even with the distal edge
> > of the
> > knuckle core.
> > The dampers should begin to lift when the hammer is halfway to the
> > string.
> >
> > Ed Foote RPT
> > http://www.uk-piano.org/edfoote/index.html
> > www.uk-piano.org/edfoote/well_tempered_piano.html
>