Jon My mentor gave me two of these-the "Everett" key leveling sticks But I stopped using them because they would change shape with each season, never keeping their straight or curved side. They produced a key level that was more serpentine than crowned or straight. Although nice to look at, they proved to be unreliable. I keep them now for their sentimental value and rather impressive appearance. I use an aluminum straight edge now. When I need to set a crown, I place a .020" punching under each end of the balance rail, level the keys and remove the punching. Paul Chick ----- Original Message ----- From: Jon Page <jonpage@mediaone.net> To: <pianotech@ptg.org> Sent: Sunday, January 28, 2001 8:53 AM Subject: Re: Key Leveling > At 06:30 AM 01/28/2001 -0600, you wrote: > >Using a straightedge, how does one achieve the bowed-crowned center? Or is > >that still desirable? > >BAF II > >Bayou La Combe, Louisiana > > My old Everett Key Leveling Stick has the bow built into it. > > I have touched it up once after it became a little out of bow > by taping a sheet of sandpaper to a siding glass door and > judiciously re-bowing, checking my progress with a thread. > > The other side of the stick is straight. > > This stick is a laminate, 2" in width; the center 1" is mahogany > and the two 1/2" outer layers are maple. > > The edges are angled also so as to stand vertically on a key > which is sloped rearwards. > > A great tool which I don't think is manufactured any longer. > > Regards, > > > Jon Page, piano technician > Harwich Port, Cape Cod, Mass. > mailto:jonpage@mediaone.net > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ >
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