[pianotech] but will it split

[David Love]

Agreed.  Two issues really, the adjustment of damper timing from the key
doesn't involve the tray, of course, and should be consistent.  Adjusting,
then, for the pedal lift just becomes so much easier, more precise and more
stable using the capstan system rather than shimming tray felt.  The
capstans are installed in the tray with no spoons required.  

 

David Love

www.davidlovepianos.com

 

From: pianotech-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces at ptg.org] On Behalf
Of erwinspiano at aol.com
Sent: Wednesday, December 24, 2008 4:28 PM
To: pianotech at ptg.org
Subject: Re: [pianotech] but will it split

 

Well My friend.
    It's because I dislike damper work that I like the new (if you can call
them that.) capstan feature installed in the tray..... Not the damper lever.
     I don't add spoons. I can't see the point. Don't like the spoon set up
any way. Archaic in my view.
  Dale

At 09:12 -0800 24/12/08, Thomas Cole wrote: 
 
>I see nothing wrong with a fine adjustment on dampers which are >affixed to
the top blocks with a rather crude method. I find that >performers are
getting more and more critical about damper >performance including having
all the notes of a chord stop >simultaneously at a slow release of the
pedal. Fine adjustment >capability is critical to get to that Nth degree,
IMHO. 
 Tom--JD ...I look at at like this...Wether pianists are more critical or
not we still need the damper lift to be set precisely when it goes out the
door & easily to regulate quickly later when the damper felts compress...
Takes the aggravation out of it for me.----Dale
  Merry Christmas


If it's getting a new back action, it doesn't take much to add this >nice
feature. 

JD wrote
 
I've never met anybody who loves regulating grand dampers with or without
articulated damper drops and spoons and capstans and whatever other gizmos.
If you fit capstans, then you have to fit spoons too if you want to get
everything perfect, and in the end nothing is likely to be perfect. 
 
I don't expect to change anyone's habits by these deprecating comments, but
I bet there are one or two lurkers on the list who fully share my opinions! 
 
Happy Christmas to all! 
 
JD 
 
 
 
>John Delacour wrote: 
>>At 12:29 -0800 23/12/08, Gene Nelson wrote: 
>> 
>>>The 10-24 machine bolts are sounding better all the time. 
>> 
>>Even better to me sounds the idea of leaving everything as it is >>and
just regulating the dampers. Sure, nobody likes dampers, but >>learning how
to do a good job on them is a far better investment >>than wasting time
botching just one piano only to have the same >>dilemma when the next damper
job comes along. 
>> 
>>JD 
 
 

 

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