key leads

[David Love]

Dear Inquisitors:

The initial post is as printed.  The down weight is high because a lead from 
the original leading pattern was removed.  The upweight and downweight will 
be fine if I replace the missing lead.  The customer does not wish to spend 
the money to redesign the action.  He simply wants the action returned to 
its original form by replacing the missing leads.
The only issue at this point is whether I can find a 9/16" lead as 
originally came out of the piano, or whether I will have to expand a 1/2" 
lead to fit the hole.

David Love

>From: Richard Brekne <Richard.Brekne@grieg.uib.no>
>Reply-To: pianotech@ptg.org
>To: pianotech@ptg.org
>Subject: Re: key leads
>Date: Sat, 10 Mar 2001 20:36:20 +0100
>
>I am curious.. missed out on the first few notes on this thread.... Who 
>says its
>too heavy ? what are the down and upweights ? What kinda shape are the 
>hammers
>in ? Do they look like they have been heavily filed ? And finnally what 
>kind
>money is the customer willing to pay to put things in order ?
>
>
>
> >
> > >>I'm working on an old Hazelton grand and somebody previously removed 
>one
> > >>key
> > >>lead from every note through the piano.  The action is now too heavy 
>and
> > >>my
> > >>intention is to replace the missing lead.  Seems simple.  But the lead
> > >>that
> > >>was removed is an odd size.  The diameter of the hole is 9/16".  
>Supply
> > >>houses that I know provide either a 1/2" or 5/8" lead.  Anybody know 
>where
> > >>I
> > >>can get the midsize.  The additional weight offered by a lead of this 
>size
> > >>would also be desirable.
> >
>
>Richard Brekne
>RPT, N.P.T.F.
>Bergen, Norway
>mailto:Richard.Brekne@grieg.uib.no
>
>

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