Lost motion test

[KeyKat88 at aol.com]

Greetings,

            Jacks resetting? I am not sure I know what you mean. If you mean 
jack alignment some were a wee bit off center, however, because the piano was 
a freebie, and the insides are as new, and seeing it is merely a low end 
console Aeolean, I chose to let those be; as there were only a few (say 15-20). I 
wqasnt about to take the wippens out to straighten them on this model.

             If you mean did they reset as far as the key cycle yes, the 
jacks cycled fully, and I set it up so that there was a wee bit more aftertouch 
than "should be". I think it just plays more nicely. (It had loads of aftertouch 
in some sections before I began, and the jacks flipped out way way past where 
they should have on those.  And, yes, everything just fell into place almost 
like a magical groove, after I shimmed the following:

* the front rail (strangely the balance rail didnt need it ...and I really 
really tried to find something out of kilter there but it was fine) 

* all 4 action brackets (via their supports)(that by the way, 2 of which were 
somehow knocked crooked and off center, thus causing a levelling 
problem.)(maybe piano was dropped)

*and the hammer rest rail

           I appreciate your suggestions. I have never levelled all this 
stuff before. When I started regulating, I just couldnt get my "bearings" and so I 
kept going back further and further into the cause. I was pretty puzzled and 
it was like digging deeper and deeper into the problem.  I will never again 
take for granted everything is level as it should be. I now know that it must 
have been on my first 7 pianos or so, that everything was level. Up to now I 
just took that for granted. I guess the good Lord thought to take my training up 
to the next level. (as Emil, the cooking guys says "Kick it up a knotch!".)  I 
was alittle scared and knew I was being pretty bold to take these levelling 
matters into my own hands. I had never before took such a "drastic" measure 
when refurbishing an orphan. It was hard to just trust myself as in the back of 
my mind I know I am a rookie.

       I am now very happy with this piano. I hope some well deserving 
student obtains this piano. It is a perferct starter.

In a message dated 5/17/2006 1:40:16 PM Eastern Standard Time, 
josephspiano at comcast.net writes:
Were there any issues at all with the jacks resetting after your work? Slow 
keys still? Or did everything sort of fall into place after getting the action 
properly set in place?
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