upright balance weight

[Keith Roberts]

Gordon!! Rocker capstans!! Would I be suggesting a capstan move if it had
rocker capstans??? This is an 1898. Pretty standard. Damper and hammer
flange is the same. Backchecks are really nice for an upright. Nice
craftmanship throughout except the balance rail is 3 mm off. Makes me need a
6 mm change in the capstan. No curious action geometries here other than a
1.66 key ratio.
What balance weight do you prefer on an upright?

kpiano

----- Original Message -----
From: "gordon stelter" <lclgcnp@yahoo.com>
To: "Pianotech" <pianotech@ptg.org>
Sent: Friday, February 25, 2005 5:27 PM
Subject: Re: upright balance weight


> In agree with Terry. 1890's Knabes are amazing pieces
> of craftmanship. And the upright actions have curious
> geometries which, I believe, lend them a much closer
> approximation to a grand touch than other uprights.
> Does yours have the wooden action frames & rocker
> capstans ?
>      Thump
>