> Date: Thu, 17 Apr 1997 13:02:08 -0400 (EDT) > From: BobDavis88@aol.com > Subject: Re: damper seating > To: pianotech@byu.edu > Reply-to: pianotech@byu.edu String leveling is a great strand...At our next chapter meeting in Marin County, chapter member Chris Ris is going to demonstrate his string leveling jig/device of some sort. I guess its purpose is to show you the level of the strings. I'll report back on his ideas. I at one time tried a wooden key bushing caul which I placed upside down on the three string unison. Often it would be obvious that the middle was high or one side or the other was high/low. When I was close I would tap the outer strings to see if the caul would lean one way or the other more readily, telling me that string I tapped was low or high. It seemed to work pretty good, a little slow. Now I use my fingers ala Yamaha and have developed a fairly good feel for level strings. Of course when the hammer strikepoint has a nice clean level surface and the strings are level I file with thin strips of backed sandpaper or thin nail files to finish the procedure. David ilvey, RPT Pacifica, CA > The other thing to watch out for is string leveling. I always do this before > the final damper work. > > Bob Davis > >
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