Dale writes: << I got to thinking about this so I decided to try a conversion. If I could devise a simple quick & easy way to add a short stick to the original I'd be happy. I took theorigianl stick & located a slot 1/2 inch wide & about 9 inches long slot based on the approximate location of its newer factory counterpart. I traced the slot pattern in pencil, decided how deep the slot should be & then drilled out the material between the lines with a 7/16 inch Forster bit. At the base end of the long stick, where the short sticks pivot is created, it is necessary to create an opening completely thru the long stick, for perhaps an inch or more So the short end of the short stick's end has clearance in the open position. Easier seen the typed. You know what I mean. Look at one. It's basically & simple mortising operation. Once the meat of wood is removed the sides of the slot can be easily straightened & trued up with a very sharp chisel. I used a one inch crane neck to clean up the slot. Any sharp chisel will do. Use wider ones to keep the edges true. >> I believe that Willis Snyder demonstrated a template box they use for this operation (maybe at the New Orleans convention?). It employs a router with a straight bit, and I think takes approx. 3 minutes to complete. Anybody got the notes on this? Regards, Ed Foote RPT http://www.uk-piano.org/edfoote/index.html www.uk-piano.org/edfoote/well_tempered_piano.html
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