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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Roger,</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Thanks for the suggestions, but I don't =
quite
understand the business of the Dag screws. Can you explain =
that in
more detail? </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Thanks,</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Barbara Richmond</FONT></DIV>
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href="mailto:roger.j@sasktel.net">Roger Jolly</A>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=caut@ptg.org
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Sunday, March 20, 2005 =
8:45
PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: [CAUT] D =
complimented</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV><FONT size=3>Hi
=
Wim,<BR>  =
;
I'm happy every thing worked out for you. =D><BR><BR>Some =
suggestions that
may be helpful to you.<BR><BR>I have added Dag screws to the D's I =
look after.
It makes voicing a lot easier I can quickly push the action into =
position, and
not have to worry about cheek blocks and the sustenuto rod giving =
problems.
After voicing, I back the screws inwards a quarter of a turn.<BR><BR>I =
have a
couple of pieces of laminated card, so I can depress the pedal, and =
slip it at
the bass end of the action. This will give an accurate half =
pedal
position, makes it easy to get consistent voicing in this =
position. The
thickness of the card is half the thickness of the Agraffe =
holes.<BR><BR>To
get good contrast at half pedal, using the string marks on the hammer =
for a
guide. Chop stick needling tool, (single needle) Insert =
needle
1-1.5mm directly into crown, vertical to molding, and dead centre of =
string
marks. I find it faster to reverse the action into the =
action
cavity. It is also more accurate, than leaning over a larger =
concert
grand action.<BR><BR>Check half peddle voicing with card inserted at =
bass
end. Chalk mark the keys that require corrective action. I like =
to run
Chromatic scales at both pp and ff. Checking for evenness.
<BR><BR>Regards Roger<BR><BR><BR><BR><BR>At 04:34 PM 3/20/2005, you
wrote:<BR></FONT>
<BLOCKQUOTE class=cite cite="" type="cite"><FONT face=arial =
size=2>Today was
the faculty recital on the D I've been discussing, and the results =
were very
favorable.<BR> <BR>This morning I spent an hour and half tuning =
and
spot voicing the piano, and at 1 PM met with the professor, where he =
pointed
out a few minor shift voicing problems. He did say he wished there =
was a
little more power in the 5th octave, but I pointed out that it might =
make
the piano too brittle. And besides, he didn't want any changes at =
this
point. <BR> <BR>After the recital he looked very pleased, and =
thanked
me for the work on the piano. This, for me, was a big relief. I had =
been
uptight about this for several weeks. (Ask my wife. She's been a =
saint for
putting up with me). <BR> <BR>Not only was the professor happy, =
guess
who also showed up? The critic who slammed my piano three weeks ago. =
Actually, he is a good friend of mine, and I've worked on his piano. =
At
intermission we talked, and he said he thought the piano sounded
great.<BR> <BR>So, the bottom line, at least for now, is that =
the
professor is happy, the critic is happy, and that makes me happy. (I =
haven't
heard from the other piano professor, but I'll worry about that some =
other
time). <BR> <BR>Wim<BR>Willem Blees, RPT<BR>Piano =
Technician<BR>School
of Music<BR>University of =
Alabama</FONT></BLOCKQUOTE></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>