Old German Piano

[Steve Martin]

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Terry

yes Iam a piano tech! I completed an apprenticeship and have worked in =
the industry for sometime. I'm aware of the reams of material out there =
on all different subjects piano wise.=20
Terry were you in on the " Newbies" thread sometime ago? It was =
refreshing to read one part  in which a tech wrote that we were all =
newbies to one degree or another. I can't recall who it was - doesn't =
really matter. This person thought that the term ought to be dropped and =
that we should just get on with the business of asking questions!

You wrote:



-----Are you a piano technician? You have basically asked how to =
regulate and weigh off an upright piano. There are entire books and =
courses dedicated to just these procedures.......
In the original post what I was asking was about key weight and whether =
anyone could advise on any possible regulation other than standard, =
which I'd already completed.
I asked mainly seeking some advice on whether anyone would have =
regulated a little differently. Perhaps someone has knowledge on the =
finer points of German pianos?!
Here is what I wrote:

"The job was fairly basic. New dampers, tapes, etc. I regulated it to =
what I thought was a fair standard. Key height 20mm. drop 10.5mm, blow =
47mm, setoff 3mm, dampers begin the travel half way thru' the blow, Key =
mortices are OK. "

Steve Martin.

P.S. Local experts are thousands of kilometers away from here, and even =
then I'm not sure about how many of them I'd trust.

Have a great day!!



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From: "Farrell" <mfarrel2@tampabay.rr.com>
To: "Pianotech" <pianotech@ptg.org>
Sent: Wednesday, March 05, 2003 9:56 PM
Subject: Re: Old German Piano


> Steve:
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> Are you a piano technician? You have basically asked how to regulate =
and weigh off an upright piano. There are entire books and courses =
dedicated to just these procedures.
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> I certainly don't mean to discourage you from working on pianos and =
asking about them, but I would recommend attending classes at regional =
and National PTG conferences to learn about these procedures. Have you =
done that? Do you have Reblitz? Solving a touchweight problem is =
something that can baffle even a experienced piano technician veteran. =
You might want to at least get a local expert to spend a few hours in =
consultation with you.
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> Just some thoughts.
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> Terry Farrell
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> ----- Original Message -----=20
> From: "Steve Martin" <smartin@dodo.com.au>
> To: <pianotech@ptg.org>
> Sent: Monday, March 04, 2002 11:48 PM
> Subject: Old German Piano
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> Robert
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> A German upright (UR) piano. Sorry about the spelling!!
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> I would appreciate any serious comments.
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> Steve Martin.
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