Hi Howard. I enjoy your posts - I can hear you saying these things when I read them. You have such a delightfully serious - "I'm asking because I care" - tone to your questioning voice! I won't go into detail ('cause I'm still in the learning phase), but you will get a number of posts on the following technique - it is the way to go. You check the front and back rails by tapping with a rod to evaluate contact - pretty standard. The trick is to develop a similar technique with the base of the palm of your hand for the center rail. You reach in, placing your forearm somewhat parallel to and over the center rail and tap in the area of the glide bolts with your hand. Raise the bolt up until you hear light knocking from your palm tapping (you know you are to high) then ease it down until you just eliminate the knocking. There you have your glide bolt just in contact with the keybed, in much the same manner as the strip-of-paper test, but only much easier. When you get good at this you can adjust your glide bolts in just a few (maybe two?) minutes - I know because I have seen technicians other than me do it! I'm still working at it. I keep slamming my hand on the center pins - ouch! Terry Farrell Piano Tuning & Service Tampa, Florida mfarrel2@tampabay.rr.com ----- Original Message ----- From: "Howard S. Rosen" <hsrosen@gate.net> To: "Pianotech" <pianotech@ptg.org> Sent: Monday, February 12, 2001 7:38 AM Subject: action bedding > Hi everyone, > > Too often I am faced with an action that needs a straight forward adjustment > to mate with the keybed. The typical noise bothers me but not the customer. > In this scenario, the piano is usually of low quality and I feel fortunate > to have taught the customer the responsibility of twice a year service. So, > I hesitate trying to sell work that he/she finds unnecessary. > > Often I do a little here and there repairs when I tune, as a service to my > loyal customers. I'm talking about stuff that takes 5 to 8 minutes of extra > time beyond the tuning. But bedding an action will take a lot longer if done > right by removing the stack using paper strips under the bedding screws etc. > I choose not to do this if I'm not going to get paid for it. Is there a > quick trick that you might suggest? > > I vaguely recall a class on this but since I am over 40, I tend to be > forgetful. Something about raising the front of the action and inserting > long strips of paper. Any help on this ?????? Thanks > > > Howard S. Rosen, RPT > 7262 Angel Falls Ct. > Boynton Beach, Fl 33437 > > hsrosen@gate.net > > >
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