This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment ----- Original Message -----=20 From: Piannaman@aol.com=20 To: pianotech@ptg.org=20 Sent: June 04, 2003 10:05 PM Subject: Viennese Grand Action Regulation Hello list,=20 Just got through tuning a 200 cm Bechstein grand built in 1891. All = in all, it was a pretty sweet sounding piano. Except for the action. = It's a viennese type action, and it's noisy. I guess that's the nature = of the beast. =20 I am curious if anyone can point me to information regarding the = regulation of these actions. The capstan arrangement seems = unnecessarily complex. And how does one align the jack to the knuckle? = Didn't have time to mess around with it, but I'm very curious about this = piano. And has anyone come up with a way to quiet the actions a bit?=20 I'm sure the restorers among us won't approve but the last one we did = got a new keyset and Renner action stack. The owner is thrilled with his = "new" piano. Del ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/pianotech.php/attachments/45/72/4d/86/attachment.htm ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment--
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