[pianotech] Key frame hold downs

[William Monroe]

OK,

As I already said, Al, I can't argue with your experience as it is far more
extensive than mine.  I didn't find them to work well for me, that's all.
It was based on work that I did while at the factory, not their own people.
I don't know what else to say.  It must be my bedding technique.  I can't
suggest any alternatives that agree with your experience.  I'll go back to
my hole now..........[?]

William R. Monroe



On Fri, Aug 14, 2009 at 8:33 AM, Al Guecia/AlliedPianoCraft <
AlliedPianoCraft at hotmail.com> wrote:

>
>
>  *From:* William Monroe <bill at a440piano.net>
> *Sent:* Friday, August 14, 2009 9:09 AM
> *To:* pianotech at ptg.org
> *Subject:* Re: [pianotech] Key frame hold downs
>
> Al, you wrote:
> "2. I do not disagree with you in that it may not be a reliable method with
> today's key bedding"
>
> *What I meant to say is that It may not be a reliable method in the way
> they bed the key frames today. Not that it was properly bedded, on the
> contrary. Once properly bedded as I said previously, I find them to be very
> reliable. I guess it all boils down to what you consider to be proper key
> bedding.*
>
> Then You wrote:
> "One last point. If the spring clamps are not working reliably, that is
> proof positive that the key frame hasn't been bed properly."
>
> Yes.
>
>
>
> So, which is it?  I'm not trying to be argumentative here.  My ONLY real
> point is that the spring clamps don't seem to be repeatable or reliable on
> every piano, and your two statements quoted above seem to support that.  I
> certainly cannot argue with your experience, it is far more than mine, and
> no doubt gives you an insight that I don't have.  I'll have to defer to you
> there.  But I do contend that with the work I did, poor bedding was not the
> cause for inexact, unrepeatable regulation when using the spring clamps.
>
> William R. Monroe
>
>


-- 
William R. Monroe, RPT
A440-William R. Monroe Piano Services, Inc.
314 E. Church St.
Belleville, WI 53508
608-215-3250
www.a440piano.net
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