Regulating Woes

[Terry Beckingham]

Thanks Newton,

I'll get some weights and fiddle with it. I guess I don't read too well.
Re-reading your post I now see that it should have been F#s. 

One thing I was wondering about. I replaced the whippen cushion. If the new
material was slightly thinner than the original stuff, then the capstan
would have to be raised and would no longer be on a line between the balance
rail pin and the whippen center pin. Perhaps that has caused the increase in
weight. 

Thanks for your help

Terry

At 08:09 PM 7/19/99 -0400, you wrote:
>Don't worry about the friction, it floats around a lot from season to
>season.  Get some 1/2" weights and try to get a few down into the ball
>park and see how it feels.  That is the ultimate test.  Get your books
>and papers out and especially what David Stanwood has to say.
>
>This piano being what it is I would suggest going ahead and touch
>weight it out and don't worry about the friction or the spring tension
>unless they are bent out of shape.  Too high a tension on the springs
>can be a touch problem but if they feel OK then go for the balance
>weight.
>
>Good weighing but you checked Fs not F#s.  It is good to take
>measurements of both naturals and sharps to see if there are
>substantive difference between the two.
>
>		Newton
>