wraped keybed

David Ilvedson ilvey@sbcglobal.net
Tue, 27 Aug 2002 16:16:20 -0700


Stephane,

Does the action shift?  If so does the gap change when shifted?  
If you are talking about 1 mm gap I don't see the problem with 
bedding the keyframe to the keybed...sounds like you might be 
making a mountain out of a molehill.

David I.


----- Original message ---------------------------------------->
From: gordon stelter <lclgcnp@yahoo.com>
To: <pianotech@ptg.org>
Received: Tue, 27 Aug 2002 12:31:33 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: Re: wraped keybed

>Clamp it between 2 very stiff pieces of steel, and
>heat?
>--- Stéphane_Collin <collin.s@skynet.be> wrote:
>> Hi Carl.
>> 
>> The keybed is definetly not straight.  The action
>> frame, though, is.
>> 
>> Stéphane Collin.
>> 
>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> From: "Carl Meyer" <cmpiano@attbi.com>
>> To: <pianotech@ptg.org>
>> Sent: Tuesday, August 27, 2002 8:06 PM
>> Subject: Re: wraped keybed
>> 
>> 
>> | 
>> | First, pull the action and check the key bed for
>> flatness with a 4 foot straight edge.  Hardware
>> stores have aluminum rulers about two inches wide,
>> 1/8 thick and four feet long for less than ten
>> dollars.
>> | 
>> | Carl Meyer  Assoc. PTG
>> | Santa Clara, California
>> | cmpiano@attbi.com 
>> | 
>> | 
>> | 
>> | ----- Original Message ----- 
>> | From: "Stéphane Collin" <collin.s@skynet.be>
>> | To: <pianotech@ptg.org>
>> | Sent: Tuesday, August 27, 2002 8:42 AM
>> | Subject: wraped keybed
>> | 
>> | 
>> | Hello list.
>> | 
>> | Is there a way to cure a wraped keybed in a grand
>> piano ?  There is about 1 cm gap between the front
>> of the action and the keybed.  Should I add some
>> material under the action frame?
>> | Thanks for any idea.
>> | 
>> | Stéphane Collin.
>> | 
>> | 
>> | 
>> | 
>> | 
>> 


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