---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment In a message dated 8/1/03 8:07:44 PM Pacific Daylight Time, joegarrett@earthlink.net writes: > Egads! You guys are giving me palpatations with your ideas about Square > Grands! Please!? Do not change those screws that hold the action in. They > are mated so that the action is "locked" into it's proper position! If you > change the screws, the likelihood is you will change the action alignment in > the cavity. As the action alignment is extremely critical on these > pianos!!!!! Joe, That's what I was pointing out. The actions don't lock into the correct position as easily as modern grands. When I removed the one that I worked on, I didn't realize this, but when I go back, I'll make tiny alignment markings so that it won't be a problem in the future. Thanks for being such a good resource for the instruments, Dave Stahl If you don't know how to do something on them, PLEASE feel free > to call me/write me/email me, whatever. I will be more than willing to help > you! One of the main problems with square grands, is people, in the past, > who didn't have a clue, worked on them!! I don't even want to get into the > "horror stories". As many of you may know, I've spent a lot of time and > effort learning the proper approach/methods for Square Grands. I am more > than willing to share my knowlege. My motivation is basically to preserve, > as best I/we can this historical part of the evolution of the piano. No, it > ain't a Grotrian 9'! It wasn't meant to be like a "modern" piano. (period!) > It is what it is. Service it correctly or leave it alone, thank you. <G> > ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/pianotech.php/attachments/5f/9c/34/81/attachment.htm ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment--
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