Improving Projection..

[Richard Brekne]

Grin... why not Terry... I like shooting... especially at Newton... but then he
knows I will probably miss anyways and that if I do hit him it will be in some
non critical place... grin.,

Seriously tho Newton... arent you throwing out some hasty advice here ??? Seems
to me we have little diognostic information to go on as of yet... or what.

BANG BANG.... arhhhggg... ...oopppss...

Farrell wrote:

> I'm not trying to shoot your post full of holes, but rather try to get some
> input on such situations. I run into these cases a lot where the piano would
> benefit from lots of work, but the owner doesn't have a clue. So, from that
> perspective, yee of years of wisdom, spread thee knowledge upon us!
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Newton Hunt" <nhunt@optonline.net>
> To: <pianotech@ptg.org>
> Sent: Thursday, March 15, 2001 7:45 AM
> Subject: Re: Improving Projection..
>
> > While inspecting the piano take careful measurements from the hammers
> > in terms of angles, rotation and rake, and boring distances, also
> > shank diameter.  Have a set of hammers bored to those exact
> > specifications and have them ready.  Pull the action and pop off the
> > current hammers and glue on the new set.  Replace the action and do
> > the minor regulation touchup on the regulation needed.  I would
> > suggest Abel hammers.
> >
> > Alternatively you can get out the steam maker and steam them suckers,
> > file, mate and voice.
> >
> > Newton
> >
> > Phil Bondi wrote:
> > >
> > > Good Morning Class.
> > >
> > > I service a Wurlitzer C-153 that is that is now being used 6 nights a
> week
> > > in a local restaurant. The last time I tuned it (4 weeks ago!), I
> noticed
> > > that there was little to no projection coming from this little Grand.
> > >
> > > The Piano was bought originally with the 'intent' of it being used 2
> nights
> > > a week...well now...since the restaurant is doing well and the patrons
> like
> > > "wallpaper", it is being used more than what it is really desingned
> > > for..right Roger?!?
> > >
> > > The piano sits on a tile floor, so there's no carpeting to soak up the
> > > sound, or in this case, the lack of it.
> > >
> > > The hammers are probably as hard as the tile floor, and I will inspect
> them
> > > at my next tuning (ie: the next time they complain about the piano).
> > >
> > > suggestions warmly welcomed,
> > > roo(k)
> >

--
Richard Brekne
RPT, N.P.T.F.
Bergen, Norway
mailto:Richard.Brekne@grieg.uib.no