Alan, I can't think of anyone who could do a better job at such a project. You have a great ability to take knowledge and organize it/print it so it's very user friendly and complete. Besides having the knowledge to know the subjects/topics yourself and add to the mix. Regards, Jim -----Original Message----- From: caut-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:caut-bounces at ptg.org] On Behalf Of Alan McCoy Sent: Thursday, December 28, 2006 3:23 PM To: College and University Technicians <caut at ptg.org> Subject: Re: [CAUT] TIP OF THE YEAR!/ 4 books Yikes!!!! Flattered to be mentioned in that list, but clearly not in the same league. Next lifetime perhaps, unless, of course, I come back as a bug. Actually I am working on an encyclopedia-type project, but it's more along the lines of an online collaborative tool for technicians (junkies or not). More structured than a wiki, but still organic, fluid and evolving. Demo in KC this summer. Alan > From: Jim Busby <jim_busby at byu.edu> > Reply-To: "College and University Technicians <caut at ptg.org>" <caut at ptg.org> > Date: Thu, 28 Dec 2006 11:56:52 -0700 > To: "College and University Technicians <caut at ptg.org>" <caut at ptg.org> > Conversation: [CAUT] TIP OF THE YEAR!/ 4 books > Subject: Re: [CAUT] TIP OF THE YEAR!/ 4 books > > Hi Mark, > > I second that nomination. I took a stack that was traveled the "old" way > and saw so much more was needed when I turned it over. Great tip! > > Hey Fred, I'd pay big bucks for the first copy of your book! > > Four books I'd like to see; (I'd gladly pay, say, $1,000.00 for a copy.) > 1. Fred Sturm's Complete Manual of Piano Servicing and Repair > 2. Ron Nossaman's Technical Guide to Functional Piano "Re-design" > 3. Del Fandrich; Piano Designers Secrets of the Craft, Revealed... > (Oooo) > 4. Alan McCoy; Encyclopedia of Influential technicians of the 20th > Century. Including Notes, Tips, and Memoirs from; Fred Drasche, Del > Fandrich, Ron Nossaman, Fred Sturm, Ted Sambell, Ben McLeveen, Jim > Colman Sr., George Defebaugh, etc. etc. etc. (Kind of a "The Piano Book" > for tech junkies) > > Yes. I AM serious!... :-) > > Jim Busby > > -----Original Message----- > From: caut-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:caut-bounces at ptg.org] On Behalf Of > Mark Cramer > Sent: Wednesday, December 27, 2006 3:38 PM > To: CAUT > Cc: Trevor Nelson; Robert Haist; Ted Sambell; Albert Picknell; Mark > Cramer > Subject: [CAUT] TIP OF THE YEAR! > > I would like to nominate and thank Fred Sturm, for what I humbly > consider > the BEST TIP shared this year; > > "Upside-down flange-travelling" (lay the stack hammers face down, then > rock > it between hammer-rest and let-off contact to observe hammer travel) > > With Fred's method, it was easy to get accurate results the very first > time, > and I soon noticed a relationship between the lateral movement of the > hammers, and thickness of my favourite travel tape (3M #651 Post-it: > Correction & Cover-up tape); > > i.e.: 1mm travel = 1 full strip of travel tape... 1/2mm travel = 1/2 > strip, > etc. > > My assistants love it! Anything that makes a routine task fun without > sacrificing precision is win-win. Nonetheless we still do a final > paranoia > visual-check with the stack right-side up. > > A further bonus is that Fred's method seems to work equally well > pre-travelling new shanks: > > New shanks often have a vertical line through the end of the shank. By > transfering these lines to the bench, then tilting/propping the action > at > let-off contact, it's possible to "one-time" all your flange travelling, > just by measuring/observing the deflection from the original lines. > (I'll > attach a photo) > > And I guess the final benchmark with any new tip is longevity. Suffice > it to > say, after how many months using Fred's method, no-one here has any > interest > in going back to "old school." > > So "thanks Fred" for sharing this valuable tip, and to everyone who > participated in our CAUT discussions all year. I've learned much, saved > myself some potentially frustating mistakes and been kindly provoked to > re-think more than one of my tired old opinions. ;>) > > Best wishes to all, > Mark Cramer, > Brandon University > > > > > >
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