List... >From the horse's mouth: "Hi David, Yes, same no difference. Bill" ----- Original Message ----- From: David Ilvedson To: orders at spurlocktools.com Sent: Monday, June 29, 2009 10:06 AM Subject: damper jig Hey Bill, Would I use your underlever leveling gauge exactly the same if I have a Yamaha with felt on the underlevers instead of the keys? David Ilvedson, RPT Pacifica, CA 94044 David Ilvedson, RPT Pacifica, CA 94044 ----- Original message ---------------------------------------- From: "Scott Helms, RPT" <tuner at helmsmusic.net> To: ilvey at sbcglobal.net; pianotech at ptg.org Received: 6/29/2009 2:24:05 AM Subject: Re: [pianotech] Damper lift adjustment >Richard, >Since the jig is designed to automatically set the proper lost motion >between the back of the key and the damper lever, it shouldn't matter >whether the felt is on the key or on the lever - space is space, >regardless of whether the "cushion" is at the top of the space or the >bottom. So I would use the jig exactly as you would on any other piano - >set the bottom of the rail to lie on the back of the key at rest, then set >the damper levers at the height of the top of the rail. >-- >Scott A. Helms, Registered Piano Technician >www.helmsmusic.net >> I would find some samples that have the correct damper lift with key, then >> use the Yamaha method using the damper tray to level the underlevers, i.e. >> turn up pedal rod and bring tray up to sample and loosen all other >> underlevers and retighten, etc. Probably what they did in the factory... >> >> David Ilvedson, RPT >> Pacifica, CA 94044 >> >> ----- Original message ---------------------------------------- >> From: Richard <richard.ucci at att.net> >> To: pianotech at ptg.org >> Received: 6/28/2009 1:35:48 PM >> Subject: [pianotech] Damper lift adjustment >> >> >>>List, >>>This 1967 Yamaha g-3 has no key end felt as you can see. The damper >>>levers have red felt like butt felt on the underside. >>>Where should I set my Spurlock damper jig? >> >> >> >> >>>Sent from my iPhone >> >>
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