[pianotech] Key Balancing

[johnparham at piano88.com]

Thank you all for your posts.  I'll try cutting C-88 next time, as well
as other ideas just for fun.

Joe, I'm going to be in KC in 2011. I'd like to see your class on making
spinets better.

-John Parham


> -------- Original Message --------
> Subject: Re: [pianotech] Key Balancing
> From: "Joseph Garrett" <joegarrett at earthlink.net>
> Date: Fri, December 17, 2010 11:25 am
> To: "pianotech" <pianotech at ptg.org>
> 
> 
> John Asked: 
> " seem to run across a lot of spinets whose high treble keys BARELY
> return because of how short they are. I haven't tried the key gutting
> technique. The other day I was prepared to to screw a wood screw into
> the back of the key to encourage the geometry, but the situation did not
> require it.
> 
> Has anyone else tried weighting the rear of spinet keys as a way to
> encourage them to come back up?"
> 
> -John,
> I've developed a whole system to do just that. The impetus was getting the Fandrich-Rhodes Kit from Jurgen. Gave a Chapter class on the whole approach. "Improving the Spinet". Of course it only involves spinets that do not have elbows.<G> The touch can be greatly improved by doing this! I don't recommend the Screw in the back of the key tho.<G> I'm hoping that I'll be able to give same class at a national.
> Regards,'
> Joe
> 
> 
> Joe Garrett, R.P.T.
> Captain of the Tool Police
> Squares R I