piano actions

[pianotune05]

Hi Ron,
Happy Birth day late.   I tuned a piano on the 10th a white baldwin baby 
grand. I've never seene a white baby grand outside of a piano show room.  I 
was told it sounded great, so there's my present to you, a good tuning from 
a new piano tech.  Have a great rest of the weekend.
Marshall
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Ron Boyd" <ronboyd_1 at juno.com>
To: "Pianotech List" <pianotech at ptg.org>
Sent: Sunday, March 12, 2006 1:15 AM
Subject: RE: piano actions


> Hi Marshall.  I retired a couple of years ago from working 35 years with
> Wisconsin Electric and started a new profession in piano tuning. I turned 
> 62
> on March 10th.  Don't fret, you still have 20 plus years to perfect your
> skill. Hang in there.
>
> Ron Boyd from region 4 Milwaukee.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: pianotune05 [mailto:pianotune05 at comcast.net]
> Sent: Saturday, March 11, 2006 7:12 AM
> To: Pianotech List
> Subject: Re: piano actions
>
> Conrad,
> Sounds to me that there's quite a bit of physics, I think I spelld that
> right, involved.  Science was an ok subject in school, Math wasn't at all,
> but although I struggle with the typo thing, writing and creative writing
> served me well.  I didn't realize how scientific the mechanics of the 
> piano
> action was until I mentioned swapping actions.  Piano work is getting more
> and more exciting. I just hope I can get to where you guys are in careers
> since I'm starting at 40 going on 41.
> Marshall
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Conrad Hoffsommer" <hoffsoco at luther.edu>
> To: "Pianotech List" <pianotech at ptg.org>
> Sent: Friday, March 10, 2006 9:54 PM
> Subject: Re: piano actions
>
>
>> At 20:06 3/10/2006, you wrote:
>>>Hi Conrad,
>>>Sorry if that was a stupid question but I'm told, save you actions parts.
>>>I
>>>was curious if actions were interchangable. like a Safari engine and 
>>>Astro
>>>engine.
>>>Marshall
>>
>>
>> End of a long week, sorry...
>>
>> Spark plugs, oil filter the same??  Maybe..., maybe not. "Universal"
>> sparkplug wires..., perhaps.
>>
>>
>> Some parts are, some aren't readily swapped or even adapted.  Butts
>> and flanges come in a variety of sizes and shapes, as do jacks,
>> wippens, etc.  It sounded like you were contemplating a complete
>> transplant.  THAT is very unlikely due to different scaling, action
>> size, hammer spacing, #notes per section, method and location of
>> pedal attachment points, etc., etc. and the aforementioned parts
>> variety which is possible.
>>
>> Individual parts may work beautifully, like butts, but even those may
>> have to be customised.  You may have to do such things as swap
>> flanges on wippens/butts/abstracts(if present). Hammer angle/size may
>> be different even if everything below them fits.
>>
>> Can you say, "can of worms"??  Especially for the "enthusiastic"
>> owner...   This is why many electronics state, "No user servicable
>> parts inside".
>>
>> Most parts will gather dust waiting for just the right piano to come
>> along. Luck will play a large part.
>>
>>
>>
>> Conrad Hoffsommer
>> You have the right to remain silent. Anything you say will be
>> misquoted, then used against you.
>>
>>
>>
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