Grand regulating

[Richard Brekne]

Farrell wrote:

>
> Oh, good. I thought you were going to tell me that I was "wasting time"
> having fun while working!  ;-)

Not me..... :)

> Who in the world has said anything about FINE bench regulation. That is an
> oxymoron, just like Militrary Intelligence. I get an action in the ballpark
> on the bench. And yes, absolutely, they often do vary quite a bit from flat.
> :-(

Why the frown...? too early in the morning ?? No really, I probably just
misunderstood your post... seemed like you were going that direction in your
response Ron S.

>
> Well, I have not seen/used Del's brother's bench, but I assume in is simply
> a flat bench.

Hmm well it is not... it is a keyframe looking thing that has several glide
bolts (obviously pointing upwards to meet various points on the real keyframe.
The Action is placed on this adjustable "bench", after the action has been well
bedded in the first place to the real piano, and then the bench is adjusted to
the action. Then all that picky action work can be done. Works great as long as
you dont have to do anything that changes keyframe at all. Even removing the
stack can actually cause the idea to fail.  I am not sure that he uses this
himself anymore. We try out all kinds of great ideas during our years at this
stuff. Not all of it works out as great as we think it will.

> > I also like the customer to see a good deal of what I am up to... preferably
> explaining some things as I go along.
>
> Good point. Pretty cool to see their eyes pop out when they see all the
> littly itty bitty parts in an action. The amazed customer will then say:
> "And there are adjustments to do on all those little parts? Wow, you must
> really know what you are doing!"

Grin.... well I dont really know about the ego feeding part... I suppose thats
there in most of us to some degree. I find many customers are genuinely
interested... at least to a point... and its a good oportunity to educate them a
bit on why they need us, how often, and just a bit about what their piano really
is.


> Maybe it is just because I am still a bit of a newbie, but I also like to
> make that first pass at regulating the action on the bench ...so that I can
> see that my felt thicknesses are good,.... may find there will be more
> repairs, etc. rep..... lever center pins are super tight, or the rep springs
> are way screwed
> up - I would rather address this in my shop.... than in the
> home, etc., etc.
>
> I simply like to have an action ready for fine regulation when it goes into
> the piano.

I dont think you have to be a newbie to buy this line of reasoning.

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Richard Brekne
RPT, N.P.T.F.
Bergen, Norway
mailto:Richard.Brekne@grieg.uib.no