Key Leveling

[David Ilvedson]

Oh, I get it...you slide in the device until it touches the leveling 
sticking...Very clever!

David I.

On 27 Jan 2001, at 10:20, Kdivad@AOL.COM wrote:

> In a message dated 01/26/2001 9:57:26 PM Central Standard Time, 
> mfarrel2@tampabay.rr.com writes:
> 
> 
> > 
> > You stick people.
> > 
> > What methodology do you use to measure the gap between a key and the
> > stick to determine how much punching to use? Do you just eyeball it
> > and get good at it over time? And then, do you remove the stick and
> > set aside to add punchings to each key, and set it back on the
> > keyboard for the next key? What is your sequence?
> > 
> > And Roger, I believe you had the choice words for the Jaras jig (I'm
> > not arguing here, just getting info!), what is it you find to be
> > inadequate in its performance. It seems to me there is a bit of
> > wiggle in the rig for it to be real consistent, but I have worked
> > most of the bugs out with mine and it works pretty good, but I must
> > admit, it does not seem perfect. And I would like to have PERFECT
> > key leveling every time. Thanks.
> > 
> > Terry Farrell
> > Piano Tuning & Service
> > Tampa, Florida
> > mfarrel2@tampabay.rr.com
> > 
> > 
> 
> Terry, I'm not sure who I got the idea from but I just make a "feeler
> guage" by glueing paper punchings in a line starting with two .003's
> half way overlapping each other and gluing that overlapped to two
> .005's and so on.  Then I glue a handle on the end. Works
> magnificiently, very fast and eliminates the guess work. This concept
> may be hard to visualize so if anyone needs more info please feel free
> to em me privately.
> 
> David Koelzer
> Associate
> DFW
> 


David Ilvedson, RPT