On 5/11/09, Floyd Gadd <fg at floydgadd.com> wrote: > List, > > Those of us who are receiving the photo emails from Chuck are aware that he > fielded a question today on how to keep parts organized when tearing down an > upright action. > > Something worked for me when I tore down an action this winter that I think > is worth sharing. > > I own a set of Spurlock key clamps, but I also built a second set out of a > ripped 2x4 with simple carriage bolts and wing nuts at each end, as per > instructions from Bill that I have somewhere, maybe in my technical exam > sourcebook. I've padded one side of the "jaw" with recycled hammer rest > rail cloth. > > I found that this made a very practical holder for action parts, sitting > just as you see it in the photo. I adjusted the gap to achieve a gentle > friction fit for alternately the wippen heels (my wippens were constructed > in such a way that this worked, others might not) and the bottoms of the > damper levers. At the time I didn't think of storing hammer assemblies this > way, but I just tried it now, inserting the catchers into the slot, and that > works too. > > The key clamps at the length shown were too short to hold a full set, but it > would be very easy to build some long enough to accomodate 88 pieces. > Storing the parts like this makes it very easy to examine them visually, > pull out and put back parts individually, and move them around as a set. > > Thanks again to Bill Spurlock for a versatile tool that just keeps getting > more useful. > > Floyd Gadd > Manitoba Chapter > -- Conrad Hoffsommer, RPT - Keyboard Technician Luther College, 700 College Dr., Decorah, Iowa 52101-1045 1-(563)-387-1204 // Fax 1-(563)-387-1076
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