Adjusting plate suspension bolts?

[David Love]

Are you going up or down?  

David Love
davidlovepianos at comcast.net 
www.davidlovepianos.com

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From: pianotech-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces at ptg.org] On Behalf
Of jimialeggio5 at comcast.net
Sent: Thursday, October 18, 2007 6:17 AM
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Subject: Adjusting plate suspension bolts?

David,

How does easing up 1 acorn nut at a time allow for any movement?

Or do you mean loosen a bunch of acorns, but only adjust/check at one acorn
location at a time?

Jim I



>I have done this a number of times with the same set up.  You don't need to
>lower the tension.  Just do one acorn nut at a time lowering or raising the
>socket screw(s) incrementally.  Don't try to do too much at once and check
>the bearing after you resecure each acorn nut.  It's less frightening than
>it sounds.      

>David Love