[pianotech] Bending new back check wires

[David Ilvedson]

I like it!   I remember at Yamaha they had us use a typical backcheck bender and you bent it into the hammer tail and with a little more pressure it took on the shape of the tail...angle...

David Ilvedson, RPT
Pacifica, CA  94044

----- Original message ----------------------------------------
From: "David Stocker" <firtreepiano at hotmail.com>
To: pianotech at ptg.org
Received: 11/15/2009 10:43:35 PM
Subject: Re: [pianotech] Bending new back check wires



>I have done a couple of sets of grand back checks with wires lately. I had a 
>moment of inspiration and took one of the keys out and laid it on my photo 
>copier / printer and pushed copy. There is always a minor difference between 
>the original key and the printout, but it is certainly as close as a jig 
>might get you. Set the ends of sections and the rest can be eyeballed, or 
>straight-edged.

>There are other reasons to copy an action part, too. Use your imagination.

>Dave Stocker, RPT
>Tumwater, WA