[pianotech] Key frame hold downs

[Al Guecia/AlliedPianoCraft]

No need William. We all base what we do on our own experience. It was a good discussion. I think we both got something from it.

My best to you.

Al

  From: William Monroe 
  Sent: Saturday, August 15, 2009 11:16 AM
  To: pianotech at ptg.org 
  Subject: Re: [pianotech] Key frame hold downs


  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 
      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




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