[CAUT] h'chord regulation question

[Conrad Hoffsommer]

At 18:26 1/26/2005 -0500, you wrote:
>I'm trying to do some regulating on our Down double manual. The bottom 
>manual activates both the short and long string. Question: Should the two 
>plecterns be adjusted so that they hit the two strings at the same time, 
>or should there be a delay between the two of them? If there needs to be a 
>delay, how much of a delay should there be, and should the longer string 
>hit before the shorter, or the other way around?
>
>On a different topic, but with the same h'chord. The lever that activates 
>the long strings is broken. (I mean, the lever is literally broken off, 
>right where it enters the cabinet). Where can I get a new one?
>
>Wim
>Willem Blees, RPT
>Piano Tuner/Technician
>School of Music
>University of Alabama
>Tuscaloosa, AL USA

4',  front 8',  back8'   is a common order of pluck, and no, they should 
not pluck together.

All should pluck before key hits bottom, (d'uh) ...not so spread that the 
last sometimes fails, but not so close that they feel simultaneous.
-trial and error until you find that happy compromise.

real exact, no?




Conrad Hoffsommer, RPT, MPT, CCT, PFP, ACS, CRS.
Decorah, IA

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