Fred, You might tell Paul how much material you apply. He asked about "a few drops" on the sides. I know there isn't a definite answer. And Paul remember the more vertical the action sits the less likely the floor end will slide. Tim Coates On Nov 21, 2008, at 5:35 PM, Fred Sturm wrote: > Well, I guess getting it there into position is the hard part, if > the stack is still on the keyframe with keys. It's heavy and > awkward. If it's a Steinway, there is space between the bass and > tenor sections to get an index finger around the hammer rail. So > grab there with the left hand, use the right on the treble side of > the keyframe somewhere, and you'll have a good solid grasp of the > whole assembly. Then lower one end to the floor. You can slide the > bottom of the frame along a piano bench or something if that makes > it easier. Once you have one end on the ground, slide it along the > floor, grabbing one of the cross members of the keyframe if that > makes it easier (then you are on the other side from the hammers > and less likely to catch one on something). Or you can lift with > one hand on one of the cross members and have your other hand on > the top of the keyframe, and carry it to a wall. Get it upright and > leaning solidly and stable against a wall so you don't have to be > holding it precariously with one hand while working on parts with > another. > Then apply your material, swinging each hammer out in turn. Maybe > stand on something to be able to see the top hammers. Turning it > over to get the other side can be done a few ways. The easiest is > to turn it enough so that you can lower the high end to the floor. > Then lift the other end until it is upright. > IOW, yes, get over it <G>. > You can also just apply material to the sides of the hammers with > the keyframe and action in normal position on a table. It will wick > in nicely. But it is harder to see exactly what you are doing, and > to control it, without a bit of experience.. > Regards, > Fred Sturm > University of New Mexico > fssturm at unm.edu > > > > On Nov 21, 2008, at 4:14 PM, Paul T Williams wrote: > >> >> That's what I mean, Fred. >> >> Maybe I'm just too nervous about tipping an action up on end while >> doing something else to it. I want to stay focused on the job at >> hand and have the action safe! >> Should I just rest the action end on a table and steady it with >> some sort of block on the floor? or just hold it with my shoulder >> while applying the solution? I'm really nervous about putting an >> action on its' end. Maybe I should just get over it?!!! Do I >> apply a few drops on one side...flip the action around and apply a >> few drops to the other side, or what? >> >> >> Paul >> >> >> >> Fred Sturm <fssturm at unm.edu> >> Sent by: caut-bounces at ptg.org >> 11/21/2008 05:04 PM >> Please respond to >> caut at ptg.org >> >> To >> caut at ptg.org >> cc >> Subject >> Re: [CAUT] tone building for impatient pianists >> >> >> >> >> >> On Nov 21, 2008, at 7:00 AM, Paul T Williams wrote: >> >> So...what is the safest method for tipping the action to a >> vertical position? >> >> Hi Paul, >> I'm not sure what you mean. Do you mean something like bass >> hammers to the floor, treble to the ceiling, for purposes of >> applying something to the sides of the hammers? In which case I >> just lean it against a handy wall, a simple matter of slow and >> careful. Or do you mean something else? >> Regards, >> Fred Sturm >> University of New Mexico >> fssturm at unm.edu >> >> > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://ptg.org/pipermail/caut_ptg.org/attachments/20081121/a7f9af72/attachment.html>
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