Climbing Mt. Everett: A puzzler

[paulrevenkojones at aol.com]

 No aftertouch. Re-level keys to proper height or quicky fix by shimming the balance rail. This will eliminate bobbling hammers, lack of let-off, and it will increase the overall key travel which will increase the dip to a satisfactory level if the chosen key height is correct. General roughing in of other regulations needs to be done next--letoff now that it's visible, check blow, lost motion, checking distance roughed to around 5/8", etc. 

That's for starters. It sets you up to analyse the action for "what next" and use the aftertouch condition that shows itself to work with the "family of regulations" that most effect aftertouch.? 

This is all predicated on what you've said here, Alan. Is there something else we should know?

Paul
 

 

-----Original Message-----
From: Alan Barnard <pianotuner at embarqmail.com>
To: pianotech at ptg.org
Sent: Sat, 16 Feb 2008 4:36 pm
Subject: Climbing Mt. Everett: A puzzler











  
    
    
  Piano: 70's Everett console in nice overall condition. One owner. Tuned, over the years, but never any other work done or recommended by the tuners

Problem: Everything wacky. Feels, overall, just?lousy when you play. Can't play softly without having notes drop out (not sound), keys feel like they are bottoming out early, many keys bobble, no power. Well, no wonder, notes aren't even letting off, jacks push the hammers to about 1/4" from strings then the key bottoms. Dip, 3/8" or a sixteenth less, very uneven. There were several "sticking" and slow keys that easing at the front rail fixed, but this wasn't the real issue at hand.

Puzzler: This is a great thinking exercise for anyone interested in upright regulation. What would you look for? What problem(s) do you suspect?

Alan Barnard
Salem, MO

 


________________________________________________________________________
More new features than ever.  Check out the new AOL Mail ! - http://webmail.aol.com
-------------- next part --------------
An HTML attachment was scrubbed...
URL: https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/pianotech.php/attachments/20080216/744d9eb2/attachment.html