Thar She Blows!

[Farrell]

"should  I go for 1 3/4" or 1 7/8"?

Whatever a reasonable dip will allow.

Terry Farrell
  
----- Original Message ----- 
From: <Wimblees@aol.com>
To: <pianotech@ptg.org>
Sent: Monday, May 19, 2003 11:02 PM
Subject: Re: Thar She Blows!


> In a message dated 5/19/03 9:31:39 PM Central Daylight Time, 
> tune4u@earthlink.net writes:
> 
> > Replaced hammers, shanks, butts, keytops, and almost all felts--including
> > key rest and hammer rest rail--in an old upright.
> > 
> > I won't have any trouble getting a good-looking and good-working key height
> > based on keyslip, nameboard, and available dip but I have to settle on a
> > blow distance before going further.
> > 
> > The set-up, with new parts, is about halfway between 1 5/8" and 1 3/4"
> > 
> > Does yourall's (I made up the word) experience think that is good enough or
> > should I rip out the rest rail felts and re-shim it .... and if so, should 
> > I
> > go for 1 3/4" or 1 7/8"?
> > 
> > Is there a simple way to decide this, or do I need to completely regulate 3
> > or 4 keys before I know it will work?
> > 
> > One other factor, maybe not too relevant to the discussion. It has long,
> > tall dowel-capstan type stickers.
> > 
> > Alan Barnard
> > Salem, MO
> > 
> > 
> 
> Alan
> 
> Before doing any kind of major rebuilding like this, you HAVE to take 
> measurements of what's there, even if you think you can improve on it. But 
> since you didn't, most older uprights had a blow distance of 1 7/8". Start 
> with that, and see how everything falls into place. 
> 
> Wim 
>