[pianotech] Action locking

[Paul T Williams]

That's it!  Young Changs, Samicks,etc in the 90's used to have 
this....just to keep the hammers from flopping around, no doubt to 
vigorous shipping practices. Not a bad idea when moving long distances in 
a crate.  Most weren't fastened to the action brackets, though, so the 
whole thing just slams back and forth!  Perhaps a type of pre-voicing?? 
<G>

Paul




From:
Barbara Richmond <piano57 at comcast.net>
To:
pianotech at ptg.org
Date:
10/18/2010 06:29 PM
Subject:
Re: [pianotech] Action locking



Years ago, I uncrated a lot of grand pianos.

Some new pianos came in with a long stick tied to the action brackets. The 
stick sat on top of the hammershanks and snugged up against the hammers.

Some pianos had an adjustable bolt that attached to the hammer flange rail 
and would tighten up against the pinblock.

I may have seen a wedge make of some sort of packing material that went 
between the hammer flange rail and the pinblock.

Very often the top stick was tied to the plate and the music rack was tied 
down to the desk.  There was packing material placed so there would be no 
rub marks.

Barbara Richmond, RPT
near Peoria, Illinois

 
----- Original Message -----
From: "chip tuthill" <chiptuthill at yahoo.com>
To: pianotech at ptg.org
Sent: Monday, October 18, 2010 5:55:50 PM
Subject: [pianotech] Action locking


I received a call from a moving firm today. They want a technician to 
disassemble a small grand prior to loading. They asked me to provide an 
"action lock"? As far as I know, the action in a grand is held by the 
"dags" cheek blocks, etc. and needs no further locking prior to shipping.
Any idea what they are looking for?

Thanks,

Chip Tuthill
Tuthill Piano Service
Mancos, CO
Associate Member PTG


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