Dummy weights (was Re: Touchweight)

[Dad]

Jim
I've used the washer on the threaded rods for several years. It does work
well for both bench and "in Piano" key leveling. When checking my progress,
I shift the weights and check again. It's very efficient, but as you begin
to use it, you'll see that it requires careful shifting of the weights to
get good results. It is faster than anything else and cleaner than the lead
weights.

Paul Chick
-----Original Message-----
From: harvey <harvey@greenwood.net>
To: pianotech@ptg.org <pianotech@ptg.org>
Date: Tuesday, August 24, 1999 3:51 PM
Subject: Dummy weights (was Re: Touchweight)


>Seems like a good place to plug this in. I have the backcheck weights for
>bench reconditioning/regulation. I use 'em, and I hate 'em!
>
>I was once tempted to assemble one of the Wurlitzer-style devices for
>adding temporary weight to keys. I never finished the project. The
>Wurlitzer method was that of using a length of all-thread, along with 'xxx'
>washers flopping around on the rod, the washers obviously captive at the
>ends with nuts. It occurred to me that 3~5 washer-widths (per key) might
>not add sufficient mass to work, in spite of Wurlitzer claims that this was
>their factory method for pre-leveling.
>
>Has anyone ever tried this? OR, does anyone have comments on the nail-type
>weights? OR, does anyone have any other ideas besides the backcheck
weights?
>
>Sorry for the tangential topic... otherwise it would be another ten years
>before I remembered it again! 8-}
>
>Jim Harvey, RPT
>
>At 08:40 AM 8/24/99 -0400, Newton wrote:
>>Hi Brian,
>>
>>Ever have to carry those suckers more than from the car to the piano?
>>
>> Newton
>>
>>Brian Lawson wrote:
>>
>>> Or, why not just have a set of key weights that clip onto the backcheck,
>>> then you are just leveling the keys in the piano and you can remove each
>>> key and add/remove punchings  as needed.
>>>
>>> Brian Lawson
>