Oops! I said "I regulate all the dampers that are a perfect fifth..." Should have said "BACK CHECKS". Must be the record breaking 100 degree temperatures we are having in the Pacific Northwest right now!! On Wed, Jul 29, 2009 at 3:47 PM, Ryan Sowers <tunerryan at gmail.com> wrote: > I regulate at the piano - I've never been a bench regulator type of guy. > > Its funny you mention this problem - I was dealing with this exact same > problem earlier today at a client's home. > > When I regulate back checks, I regulate samples starting with the first > natural key in each section and then regulate all the *dampers*(I meant > back checks!!)that are a perfect fifth up from there. Its convenient > because its easy to play with one hand. > > Pull the action in and out as much as necessary to get these samples right. > Then you can regulate on your lap all the back checks in between your > samples. > > On Wed, Jul 29, 2009 at 3:07 PM, <PAULREVENKOJONES at aol.com> wrote: > >> Finally, Dave, a voice of "getting the feel" of regulation. Tools is >> good, but touch is the final arbiter. >> >> P >> >> In a message dated 7/29/2009 4:55:17 P.M. Central Daylight Time, >> david at davidandersenpianos.com writes: >> >> >> On Jul 29, 2009, at 11:07 AM, jim ialeggio wrote: >> >> > What I really want is a reliable protocol to prove that the bench >> > top keybed is precisely matching the piano's keybed. >> > >> > Any ideas out there? >> >> I'm continually surprised more technicians don't make use of the two >> simple ways I've found to recreate exact key travel outside the piano: >> >> ---get real good at using a dip block (I use a hardwood 10mm) then >> either >> >> 1. get an Edwards Action Trolley and recreate exact key travel by its >> method...excellent and precise; or >> >> 2. when the action is in your lap, put a cheekblock face down on one >> knee under the balance rail and oonch around, move that leg, until you >> find the point where the key travel becomes exactly what it was in the >> keybed. Doing it will show you what I mean, and either protocol will >> create a sharp rise in your regulation precision and get you real, >> real friendly with your dip block. >> >> David Andersen >> >> >> >> ------------------------------ >> Hot Deals at Dell on Popular Laptops perfect for Back to School<http://pr.atwola.com/promoclk/100126575x1223106546x1201717234/aol?redir=http:%2F%2Faltfarm.mediaplex.com%2Fad%2Fck%2F12309%2D81939%2D1629%2D8> >> > > > > -- > Ryan Sowers, RPT > Puget Sound Chapter > Olympia, WA > www.pianova.net > -- Ryan Sowers, RPT Puget Sound Chapter Olympia, WA www.pianova.net -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://ptg.org/pipermail/pianotech.php/attachments/20090729/b1cba9df/attachment.htm>
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