Sharp leveling, amended

Jon Page jpage@capecod.net
Tue, 09 Mar 1999 09:10:40 -0500


Or another way is to set the dip of the sharps the desired height above
the naturals and the height is determined by equal checking. Either way.


At 09:36 PM 3/8/99 -0500, you wrote:
>The dip of the sharp is regulated by the backcheck (check-in).
>
>First one lays the touch on the naturals and then the height on the sharps.
>The backchecks are adjusted on the naturals and the sharp's backchecks
>are set in line with them. The dip on the sharps is determined by having 
>the hammers check even with the natural's hammers.
>
>Nickel or not, for alignment and even-ness; that's my story and I'm
>stickin' to
>it.
>
>Or two cents, anyways;
>
>Jon Page
>~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>At 06:22 PM 3/8/99 -0600, you wrote:
>>The nickel gives you uniform looks then you can go with after touch to fine
>>tune it.
>>            James Grebe
>>R.P.T. and M.P.T.
>> from St. Louis
>>pianoman@inlink.com
>>                  Creator of:
>> Handsome Hardwood Caster Cups
>>                  and
>>Practical   Piano    Benches
>>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>From: Newton Hunt <nhunt@jagat.com>
>>To: pianotech@ptg.org <pianotech@ptg.org>
>>Date: Sunday, March 07, 1999 10:45 AM
>>Subject: Re: Sharp leveling
>>
>>
>>>>
>>>> I have always used the thickness of a nickel above the natural when the
>>>> sharp is depressed.
>>>>
>>>
>>>OK, James, then you have to set the height of the sharp to match the
>>>after touch to it's white neighbors.  Hmmm, hadn't thought of doing it
>>>that way.  Must give it a try sometime.
>>>
>>> Newton
>>>
>>>
>>  
>  


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