[pianotech] Leveling keys

[Greg Newell]

Joe,

                I sure wish you had a solid position on something once in a
while. You’re so damn wishy washy! J

 

 

Greg Newell

Greg's Piano Forté

www.gregspianoforte.com

216-226-3791 (office)

216-470-8634 (mobile)

 

From: pianotech-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces at ptg.org] On Behalf
Of Joseph Garrett
Sent: Monday, June 22, 2009 11:08 AM
To: Al Guecia/AlliedPianoCraft; pianotech at ptg.org
Subject: Re: [pianotech] Leveling keys

 

Yes! I do Steinways FLAT, as in LEVEL! It's a stupid idea with no Merit
whatsoever!!! If you look at the Fallboard edge, it's FLAT! The whole idea
of the raised center was to off-set the area that got the most playing. It
has nothing to do with regulating or action geometry and any other damned
thing! Just Stupid!

Joe

 

Joe Garrett, R.P.T. (Oregon)

Captain, Tool Police

Squares R I

 

 

 

----- Original Message ----- 

From: Al <mailto:AlliedPianoCraft at hotmail.com>  Guecia/AlliedPianoCraft 

To: joegarrett at earthlink.net;pianotech at ptg.org

Sent: 6/22/09 3:23:31 AM 

Subject: Re: [pianotech] Leveling keys

 

I would hope you don't do a Steinway "flat", because you would not be
regulating it according to specs. 

 

Steinway = curve.

Most others = flat.

 

That's my story and I'm stickin' to it!

 

Al

 

 

 

From: Joseph <mailto:joegarrett at earthlink.net>  Garrett 

Sent: Sunday, June 21, 2009 5:19 PM

To: pianotech <mailto:pianotech at ptg.org>  

Subject: [pianotech] Leveling keys

 

All,

To me, the word level means FLAT And paralell to the floor! Anything else is
Curving, which I don't do, because I think it's not smart thinkin'.<G> I
mean, WHY? Just doesn't make sense to me. I have a Pratt-Read Stick, that
has one side curved 1mm and the other is straight. It is a piece of wood,
(suspect bass wood), with Ivorine on both sides. That sucker does not
deviate one iota....ever! Wish they were still available. I use the curved
side when I am leveling keys on my "Master Bench", which has a 1mm crown in
it's 2" thick, 7' x 3' laminated maple top. That way, when the action is put
back in the piano, the keys are LEVEL, as in flat, as in parallel to the
floor/key bed.<G> If I am using the thing in the field, I always use the
Straight side. I've never had a pianist ask for such an abomination, so why
do it?'

That's my story and I'm stickin' to it.<G>

Regards,

Joe

 

 

Joe Garrett, R.P.T. (Oregon)

Captain, Tool Police

Squares R I

 

 

-------------- next part --------------
An HTML attachment was scrubbed...
URL: <http://ptg.org/pipermail/pianotech.php/attachments/20090622/f3cb2642/attachment.htm>