QRS player system

[Kevin E. Ramsey]

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    Shouldn't be a problem, Tom. Most player systems nowadays are =
"transparent" to the player, meaning the piano should be able to be =
played without the player system affecting it.=20
    The ease of removing the action is dependent on two things, 1) does =
it record. If the answer to that one is yes, there should be a ribbon =
connector coming from under the keys on one side and attaching to a plug =
on the piano. Just unplug it.=20
    2). On some of these, the solenoid rails can be set pretty high, so =
that it's hard to get the action back into the piano once you've taken =
it out. You can lay the key slip on the keys so that the curved part =
depresses both the sharps and the naturals, and slide it back in. On =
some, you can just slide it in until it bumps the solenoids, and then =
lift the action up onto them. It's just important not to jam the action =
back in with brute force or you'll damage the solenoids.=20

    As to whether it will affect the play back, yeah, it could. The =
player will continue to play the piano as if the piano were =
un-regulated. Might have some effect on the expression,  but I wouldn't =
worry about it too much at this point. If it does, write back and I'll =
get the instructions so that you can at least set the pianissimo level. =
( I don't work on QRS, but somebody at work does.)
   =20
    Hope this helps.=20


Kevin E. Ramsey
ramsey@extremezone.com
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  From: Tvak@AOL.COM=20
  To: pianotech@ptg.org=20
  Sent: Monday, May 13, 2002 6:57 AM
  Subject: QRS player system


  I have the golden opportunity to improve the life of a piano player =
who must=20
  spend 8 hours a week playing on a horrible piano at a local =
restaurant.  It's=20
  a Story&Clark baby grand with a QRS Player system.  The piano's touch, =

  generally very heavy, is so very uneven as to be difficult to play.  I =

  haven't measured downweight, but I bet it's all over the place. =20

  I've never worked on a piano with a QRS playing mechanism.  First of =
all,=20
  what will I find inside?  Will I be able to remove the action without=20
  damaging the player?  Secondly, can I regulate the action without =
throwing=20
  off the player mechanism so that it won't function well?  And thirdly, =
could=20
  the player mechanism itself be at fault, in terms of making the piano =
play so=20
  poorly?

  I am doubly motivated to improve the situation on this piano, because =
the=20
  unfortunate pianist who has to play it for 8 hours/week is me.

  HELP!

  Tom Sivak

  P.S.

  There are two ways you could help.  Either advise me on the QRS =
situation, or=20
  send me enough new tuning clients that I can quit this gig.

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