Leveling sticks can be made very straight by proper use of a joiner. Afterward, coat the "down" side, or joined side, with lacquer sealer or shellac and it won't distort like that. Wally Wilson, RPT At 08:25 AM 1/29/01 -0600, you wrote: >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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