Wim, this is indeed very interesting, but I really can't figure out what the setup is with your pictures. Please, please, please, keep doing the excellent piano servicing you likely do, and DO NOT try a new career in photography! ;-) Terry Farrell On Mar 6, 2010, at 6:21 PM, wimblees at aol.com wrote: > This morning I tuned a 1924 Ludwig grand with a key leveling system > I had never seen before. In each key, in front of the balance rail > hole and pin is a screw that goes through the key. (see picture #1). > The other on of this screw is like a capstan screw, which rests on a > felt rail, which is the fulcrum of the key. (#2 and #3). The balance > rail is used only to keep it from wobbling from side to side. The > key height is adjusted using this screw. > I've never seen a system like this. It's actually quite ingenious, > and wonder why it was not accepted by other manufacturers. It did > not feel any difference in how the piano played. > Willem (Wim) Blees, RPT > Piano Tuner/Technician > 94-505 Kealakaa Str. > Mililani, Oahu, HI 96789 > 808-349-2943 > www.Bleespiano.com > Author of: > The Business of Piano Tuning > available from Potter Press > www.pianotuning.com > <key level # 1.jpg><Key level # 2.jpg><key level # 3.jpg> -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://ptg.org/pipermail/pianotech.php/attachments/20100308/8162b04a/attachment.htm>
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