Ron, After I wrote the last post, I started thinking...with all your spare time... '-] David Ilvedson, RPT Pacifica, CA 94044 ----- Original message ---------------------------------------- From: "Ron Nossaman" <rnossaman at cox.net> To: pianotech at ptg.org Received: 6/26/2009 10:31:39 AM Subject: Re: [pianotech] Retrofitting a Steinway w/adjustable back action >Jude Reveley (Absolute Piano) wrote: >> Just a thought.You might try adding some veneer to the sides of the >> monkey to hold the leaf spring/monkey in place. Then just ditch the >> monkey guides altogether so the cut out can be appropraitely minimized. >> I haven't tried adding this feature yet but I like this method of having >> the adjustment on the tray rather than the underlevers (as on some new >> pianos)where they tend to increase the damper noise.Nice job, Ron. >> >> Jude Reveley, RPT >My real preference is to mount the sostenuto on the belly rail >and eliminate the monkey altogether. >Ron N
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