On Mar 8, 2013, at 1:31 PM, Noah Frere <noahfrere at gmail.com> wrote: Explain "consolidate" please...Al's and Wim's response seemed to indicate a differing understanding... Noah, to consolidate is to have the least number of total punchings. In other words use a .40 in place of 2-20's. It is said that you get the best feel with the least number of punching. Disclaimer: I can neither confirm nor deny that theory. Al - High Point, NC On Fri, Mar 8, 2013 at 12:54 PM, Al Guecia/Allied PianoCraft <alliedpianocraft at hotmail.com> wrote: On Mar 8, 2013, at 11:49 AM, Alan Eder <reggaepass at aol.com> wrote: ... and while we are on the subject, who out there thinks it is worth the effort to consolidate the paper punchings (so you wind up with fewer, thicker punchings rather than more thinner ones)? I have been doing this (with the aid of a dial pressure gauge) for years, but always have all of my methods under review. Alan Eder Yes, I try to have two to three paper and all the others cardboard. Al - High Point, NC -----Original Message----- From: Patrick C. Poulson <pcpoulson at sbcglobal.net> To: pianotech <pianotech at ptg.org> Sent: Fri, Mar 8, 2013 8:39 am Subject: Re: [pianotech] Key Leveling Time It takes me on average 2 hours to level keys on an upright, more on a grand due to the time taken to remove and replace the stack. Factory workers can probably do this faster. Patrick C. Poulson Registered Piano Technician 530-265-1983 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/pianotech.php/attachments/20130309/2461291b/attachment.htm>
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