in home regulating

[Michael Magness]

On Wed, Feb 27, 2008 at 7:46 AM, Dean May <deanmay at pianorebuilders.com>
wrote:

> I bought a short 4 foot plastic folding table from Sam's for about $30
> that
> works really well for in home regulating. I can use it for displaying my
> tools or I can set the action on it for work I prefer to do out of the
> piano.
>
> The stool is a good idea. I usually place a folded up moving blanket on
> the
> floor to kneel on or ask the customer for a large bath towel.
>
>
>
> Dean
>
> Dean May             cell 812.239.3359
>
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>
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>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: pianotech-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces at ptg.org] On
> Behalf
> Of Conrad Hoffsommer
> Sent: Wednesday, February 27, 2008 8:28 AM
> To: Pianotech List
> Subject: Re: Shteinveigh Qvestion
>
> A440A at aol.com wrote:
> > Greetings,
> > << In-piano regulation is still the best. >>
> >
> > I agree, to a point.
>
> Yup, and that's the problem with my blanket statement sans caveats.
>
>   I do virtually all of my regulating at the bench,
> > unless the job is hours away from home.  I can do it faster, and, I
> think,
> more
> > accurately. While some things must be done at the piano, such as key
> leveling,
> > final let-off and dip,  there are a lot of procedures that are more
> easily
> done
> > on a bench.  Seems at the factory, the regulators are all working on
> benches
> > beside the piano.
>
> Perhaps in situ would be better than "in-piano".  As you point out, in
> the factory, regs are done on a bench, but one can easily just spin
> around, slip the action back into the piano and double/triple/quadruple
> check progress.  I do a lot of regulation steps with the action pulled
> out onto my lap, or spun around with the stack end sticking out.
>
> I recently turned this process into a teaching time. The customer was
> floating in and out of the room as I was doing the regulation (S&S D)
> and I had the fun of letting him play after some of the individual
> steps. His reactions of amazement of what just one step (like balancier
> spring tension) would do for playability were repeated until the job was
> finished and he was not only happy, but appreciative.
>
> > you're not cranking
> > let-off buttons 4 turns while in an uncomfortable position at the piano.
> > David M. Porritt, RPT
>
> For these situations, Dave, I sit on a little step stool which puts the
> action at about my eye level. (did I say that I'm altitude challenged?)
> ;-}
>
>
> --
> Conrad Hoffsommer, RPT - Keyboard Technician
> Luther College, 700 College Dr., Decorah, Iowa 52101-1045
> 1-(563)-387-1204 // Fax 1-(563)-387-1076
>
>

I have used, where room allows, a pair of folding metal sawhorses that I use
ONLY for this purpose and a keybed I removed from a Kawai studio piano. The
keybed was sagging in the middle and Kawai sent me a new one to install and
told me to throw away the old one. I laid it on my basement floor with some
weights on it for a month and it was straight again!
I have used this setup in churches, larger living rooms and on stages. It's
very solid and is like having a portable bench!

Mike

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Michael Magness
Magness Piano Service
608-786-4404
www.IFixPianos.com
email mike at ifixpianos.com
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