<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML xmlns="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40" xmlns:o = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" xmlns:w = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:word"><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=windows-1252"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.6000.16481" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE>@page Section1 {size: 8.5in 11.0in; margin: 1.0in 1.25in 1.0in 1.25in; } P.MsoNormal { FONT-SIZE: 12pt; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Times New Roman" } LI.MsoNormal { FONT-SIZE: 12pt; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Times New Roman" } DIV.MsoNormal { FONT-SIZE: 12pt; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Times New Roman" } A:link { COLOR: blue; TEXT-DECORATION: underline } SPAN.MsoHyperlink { COLOR: blue; TEXT-DECORATION: underline } A:visited { COLOR: purple; TEXT-DECORATION: underline } SPAN.MsoHyperlinkFollowed { COLOR: purple; TEXT-DECORATION: underline } SPAN.EmailStyle17 { COLOR: windowtext; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-style-type: personal-compose } DIV.Section1 { page: Section1 } </STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY lang=EN-US vLink=purple link=blue bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><SPAN class=738063514-05082007><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>I learned how to do it completely by feel.  I believe I learned the following method from Garlick.  </FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=738063514-05082007><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=738063514-05082007><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>1. Pull the action out and on to the key bed just far enough so that all the hammers are blocked in their travel when depressed by the key by the superposition of the pinblock over the hammers.  </FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=738063514-05082007><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=738063514-05082007><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>2.  Turn the screw adjustment on the jack lever to the point where you can just get the jack to skip out from under the knuckle.</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=738063514-05082007><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=738063514-05082007><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>3.  Turn the screw adjustment the other direction to the point where the jack will again remain blocked under the knuckle without skipping out.</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=738063514-05082007><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=738063514-05082007><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>This is the ideal adjustment.  It positions the jack where is will have to do the least amount of required work; one more thing you can do to maximize the efficiency of the action.</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=738063514-05082007><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=738063514-05082007><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>Michael Wathen</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=738063514-05082007><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>Retired tech</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE dir=ltr style="MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV class=OutlookMessageHeader dir=ltr align=left><FONT face=Tahoma size=2>-----Original Message-----<BR><B>From:</B> caut-bounces@ptg.org [mailto:caut-bounces@ptg.org]<B>On Behalf Of </B>Ted Sambell<BR><B>Sent:</B> Saturday, August 04, 2007 11:06 PM<BR><B>To:</B> College and University Technicians<BR><B>Subject:</B> Re: [CAUT] Black on Black... (Jack alignment)<BR><BR></FONT></DIV> <DIV>Jim,</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>I don't know if it will work for you, but Denis Brassard, who was my colleague at the Banff Centre came up with an idea I think was brilliant. On the computer, you type out a page consisting entirely of lines double or triple spaced, using the underline. Next, print this out on a transparency and cut it into strips, each having one line and 1/2' or so wide.. To use, lay a strip on the repetition levers ( balanciers) and carefully adjust two jacks to the knuckles at each end of the line and bring the line of the transparancy to the adjusted jacks. Lay all the shanks down to hold the strip in place, and only raise one at a time to adjust the jack. The strip is moved along as needed. I have poor vision (myopia) and this works beautifully for me, but not all eye conditions are the same. European actions have a line on the lever surface to bring the jacks to, but I cannot recall if Kawai has too.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Ted Sambell</DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE dir=ltr style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV> <DIV style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"><B>From:</B> <A title=jim_busby@byu.edu href="mailto:jim_busby@byu.edu">Jim Busby</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=caut@ptg.org href="mailto:caut@ptg.org">College and University Technicians</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Saturday, August 04, 2007 9:20 PM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> [CAUT] Black on Black... (Jack alignment)</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV class=Section1> <P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">List, Don…<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P> <P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></P> <P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Help! Do any of you have a trick for seeing the new Kawai parts, namely for doing the jack to knuckle alignment? I truly can’t see the black parts/plane of the jack. (My eyes are bad, but this is way worse for me) I’ve got some good lights and such, but it’s still difficult. I’ve been tempted to paint white-out on the backs of the jacks… Love the parts, but these old eyes don’t get it done anymore.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P> <P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></P> <P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Any tricks out there? Am I the only one experiencing this?<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P> <P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></P> <P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Thanks,<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P> <P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Jim Busby BYU<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>