---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment Tom and Tom Using a spoonbender isn't that tough - it just takes practice, like anything else. I've found that the spoonbender #16406 from APSCO (page 22) works very well. It's light, slender enough to fit between the action parts, and inexpensive. Check out the PACE manual on upright regulation for a nice explanation of the procedure. Practice, practice! Respectfully, Jon >Tom, > I'd like to suggest two alternative methods to using >the spoonbender , especially on this asian vertical piano. Assuming >even damper lift, wedge the damper rod so the dampers are barely >touching the strings then block the hammer rest rail so the hammers >are halfway to the strings. Take the action out and adjust the >spoons so the hammers and dampers wink @ the same time when you lift >up on the whippen.This method is well known has been in the journal >and I suspect in the archive . > But the method I usually use on this piano is to remove the soft >pedal rod, Allowing the action to be tipped back . With the plastic >action knobs removed and the action pushed forward into place, mark >the damper heads that need adjustment with caulk. Use a marking code >. (Long mark- bend a lot --- short mark-bend a little) . Lean the >action back and with some technique you can support the action and >lift a whippen with one hand.Lifting the whippen exposes the >spoon . With the other hand bend the spoon with a conventional >damper wire tool in the combo handle. With a little practice you can >get a good feel for the amount of adjustment necessary . Bend all >those marked , push the action back ,wipe the chalk off , test , >remark and go again . With two or three passes you can get very >accurate damper lift . Ten or fifteen minutes is usually all this >will take. > Again, even lift with the pedal is a prerequisite here. > I always struggled with that spoonbender. > > Tom Driscoll Jon Ralinovsky Piano Technician Department of Music Miami University 513/529-6548 ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: not available Type: text/enriched Size: 2093 bytes Desc: not available Url : https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/pianotech.php/attachments/23/a5/c1/64/attachment.bin ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment--
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