Greg, Maybe the leads were taken out because the owner wanted a heavier touch. Perhaps lighter hammers were installed or the old ones filed to a point where the owner wanted the weighty feel back. Ask the customer how they like the touch weight. Point out to them the fact of the missing leads, maybe they are aware of them and forgot to mention it. Don't worry about leaving the holes open, nothing will spill out :-) If those keys end up being on the heavier side, you could always put new ones back in. My experience with B's is not so much the leads as the geometry. Chose one: balance rail holes not in prime location or capstans. The capstans would be in the ideal location if the balance rail holes were. But it is easier to move the capstan than the b/r hole. So just regulate it and if they say it is too heavy, replace the leads. No problem, Jon Page Harwich Port, Cape Cod, Mass. (jpage@capecod.net) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ At 12:05 AM 9/8/98 +0000, you wrote: >Dear Liszt, > I just ran across a real puzzler for me. If you feel so >inclined I would greatly appreciate your advice. > I began today to regulate the action of an S&S "B". I began >as we all do with an inspection/evaluation of all parts and found, >much to my dismay that key leads had been removed in over half the >keys. In all cases the lead removed was the one closest to the >balance rail. When these leads were removed the holes were not >plugged but rather left open. My feeling is that I must , at the >very least, plug the holes with suitable wood. I am however unsure >now as to what else I may run in to with this action. What I thought >was going to be a simple regulation now may turn out to be much more. > If you were to run in to this kind of situation, and I'm sure that >someone has, what else would you look for and how would YOU proceed? >Thsis job has already been quoted , etc., etc., and I feel that I >could go ahead and charge extra within the proposal for plugging but >reweighing, (something I've not done before), couldn't be worked in >to a nominal increase over the original estimate. Have you any idea >why someone would elect to remove leads and not plug the holes? Can >I assume that these leads were removed for a legitamate reason or >should I take the position now of not trusting anything and proceed >from a point of "all bets are off" and strike a new deal with the >group paying for this work? Am I being too paranoid? > perplexed in Ohio > > Greg Newell >Greg and Mary Ellen Newell >Greg's Piano Forte` >Lakewood, Ohio 44107 >gnewell@en.com > > >
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