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[Avery Todd]

Brian,

    The tech at the local Steinway dealer uses something similar to this. His
primary reason though was because he had trouble getting his "helpers"
to all use the same pressure, so devised this to get some consistency in
his prep work on the new pianos.

Avery

At 07:37 AM 07/01/00 -0400, you wrote:
>Hi Ed,
>
>Thanks for the input.
>
>Seeing where the hammer falls from the jack is an excellent place to use for
>a gauge.  I was thinking about this one, but didn't get it all in before I
>hit the send button.  It would be very consistent provided a lot of
>regulating came before.
>
>I sat in on a class a few months ago where this was the subject material for
>about 3 hours, and the guy teaching had a well shaped block of steel (felted
>all around) to use to hold down the keys at a specific pressure.  Seemed a
>little cumbersome, but with use, it might become pretty easy.?
>
>Hope to see you at the convention!
>
>Best wishes,
>
>Brian Trout
>Quarryville, PA
>btrout@desupernet.net
>