Whoops...that's Bill Spurlock... David Ilvedson, RPT Pacifica, CA 94044 ----- Original message ---------------------------------------- From: RicB <ricb at pianostemmer.no> To: pianotech at ptg.org Received: 11/16/2006 12:00:10 PM Subject: Rebuilt Action Touch is too light >Hi Brett >What Balance weight is is described in the first of the articles on >Stanwoods site. Basically its (Downweight + Upweight ) / 2. >Do you know how to take Downweight and Upweight measurements ? If you >do then you should have no trouble going forward a bit on your own. If >you dont then I would suggest getting this down first before you start >putting clips on shanks. >Please download the following article courtesy of one of the finest >folks in our industry Steve Spurlock. There is a wealth of good piano >basics available from his site. >http://www.spurlocktools.com/id36_instructional_pamphlets.htm >Cheers >RicB > OK I've read Stanwood's PTD articles and I'm sure that technically this > is where I need to get to. With time and some investment in equipment > I'll get there. Being on a remote Island in the South Pacific it's not > practical to call in a tech with the expertise & tools . I need to > know the basics or how to take these balance weight measurements your > asking for . Just so I don't make a mistake would some one spell it out > for me or tell me where I can find references to taking these > measurements . Also is there a kit I can buy with the weights I'll need > . And someone said something about hammer shank clips from Pianotek > . Is > there a part number ? Would they be available from Schaff ? I think this > might also be a good place to start. As I read in Stanwood's articles > they did this to see the pianist perception of touch when strike weight > was increased . I might be able to try this with the teachers to see if > this helps them . Has anyone used the lead wire Stanwood talks about to > add weight to hammers ? What is the best scale to buy ? > Thanks again , Brett
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