If I might jump in on this discussion, it seems that another impediment to doing good bench regulation on a grand is that the frame has supposedly been bedded to the piano. Gradually it dawned on me, as I experienced surprises back at the piano, that the bench is *never* the same as the bed. So -- what is needed is some way to "bed" the bench to the action frame! Wally Wilson, RPT Ravenswood, WV Columbus, OH Chapter At 05:44 PM 2/27/01 -0500, you wrote: >Thanks Howard. Yes, I always do clamp the action frame in place on my flat >bench. I usually have pretty good luck getting real close on the bench >regulation. This particular comment was referring to those few piano keybeds >that look like an over-cooked lasagna noodle - you know, like the 1915 >Brambach 4' 8" grand with the apparent water damage. Have a great day! > >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: Tuesday, February 27, 2001 4:54 PM >Subject: bench grand regulation > > >> Terry Farrell wrote: >> >> <!--StartFragment-->I hate it when I >> regulate a piano and it is WAY out when I get back to the piano. >> >> >> I have a suggestion that might prevent this from happening. If you clamp >the >> protruding metal rods on both sides of the action, to the bench, then you >> will be simulating the cheek blocks applying the same pressure. I think >> using this technique will get your bench regulation closer so that you are >> not so disappointed when you install it in the piano. Most of the time you >> can see the action bend as you apply this clamping pressure. >> >> Howard S. Rosen, RPT >> 7262 Angel Falls Ct. >> Boynton Beach, Fl 33437 >> >> hsrosen@gate.net >> >> >> >> >
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