hey bro---I've been using this bad boy for 2 years now...as Ric Baldassin said one time: "it's made string leveling 100 times more precise for me..." It's also made it a LOT more fun for me; I love using that little level, and getting that bubble to line right up is thrilling. It's wierd, but it's true. More fun is good. David Andersen > To all level headed tech's > I have been using Joe's slick little tool for a while now & It has taken > the archaic out of the mundane job of string leveling. It tells an > accurate > story right off the git go. However it's wise to see if the keybed/piano > are > truly level first & if not get them into compliance. I use a long > aluminum > bubble level when in shop. In the field a put the gauge on the stretcher > or > keybed as quick references. > I've noticed it is important to put the device as close to the striking > spot on the string for accuracy as it is level strings at the hammer > strike > point I want. It's also important to make sure it sits squarely on the > unison & > not sitting off to one side or the other as the weight of the gauge will > depress a string to sit lower due to its own weight giving a false > reading. > I usually place the gauge on the unison & lift the lowest outside > string > string first then the other outside string then the middle till the > bubble in > the gauge centers. Then work in the middle one. With this gauge It's real > obvious when the middle string is to high as gauge kind of quivers for a > lengthy period of time ,rocking on the high middle string. > Although my finger & eyes are quit good at roughing things in the fine > stuff is way easier to dial in with the gauge. It doesn't lie or give > subjective readings. > It's fun Joe thanks. Anybody else discover this little Jem? > Dale Erwin > > Erwins Pianos Restorations > 4721 Parker Rd. > Modesto, Ca 95357 > 209-577-8397 > Rebuilt Steinway , Mason &Hamlin Sales > www.Erwinspiano.com > >
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