Looking the gift horse in the mouth

[David Ilvedson]

I think that piano has a big let-off rail that can be removed?

David Ilvedson, RPT
Pacifica, CA  94044

----- Original message ----------------------------------------
From: "Conrad Hoffsommer" <hoffsoco at luther.edu>
To: "pianotech list" <pianotech at ptg.org>
Received: 8/5/2008 11:19:51 AM
Subject: Looking the gift horse in the mouth


>Listers,

>Colleges and churches get the interesting gifts, don't they?

>We just received a 1943 vintage neo-natal Chickering 5'0" (125 cast in 
>plate), Art Deco case in walnut. Cute little thing.

>Not tuned in years, but at pitch. Hammers well truncated, but knuckles 
>still in good shape.

>It looks like it will be usable with just new hammers (soon to be on 
>order), and regulation/voicing.  Herein lies the question of this post. 
>Is there an easy way/trick to get at the capstans to regulate the hammer 
>line? There is no direct line of sight to the capstans when key is at 
>rest and barely visible when key is depressed.

>Obviously my first encounter with this configuration and not wanting to 
>be too depressed whilst regulating it...



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