Creating an action from scratch

[David Love]

Setting up the brackets and making the rails seems like it would be the
easier part.  The part I'm concerned about is how to establish the key
doglegs and dimensions and the frame dimensions, layout and height.  

David Love
davidlovepianos@earthlink.net


> [Original Message]
> From: Carl Meyer <cmpiano@comcast.net>
> To: <davidlovepianos@earthlink.net>; Pianotech <pianotech@ptg.org>
> Date: 11/19/2003 5:50:20 PM
> Subject: Re: Creating an action from scratch
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "David Love" <davidlovepianos@earthlink.net>
> To: "Pianotech" <pianotech@ptg.org>
> Sent: Wednesday, November 19, 2003 5:04 PM
> Subject: Creating an action from scratch
>
> Yes, David, you are entertaining.  How much scratch do you have?  I have
an
> action stack from Pratt win that I bought several years ago for a piano
that
> I eventually used the original parts.
>
> It is designed for replacing the stack on an existing key frame and keys.
> It includes action brackets, rails,whippens, shanks and flanges etc.  Does
> not  include hammers.  Sounds like that is half your problem.  Call me for
> details.  408/984-0482.
>
> I could be arm wrestled into parting with this.  Might never need it. You
> never know.  I don't know if this is even available anymore.  Pratt/Win 
may
> not be providing this anymore.
>
> Carl Meyer Ptg assoc
> Santa Clara, Ca.
>
> > I'm entertaining the possibility of creating an action from scratch for
a
> > 1909 Knabe--a technician seems to have disappeared with the action a few
> > years ago and has not been heard from since.  I'm trying to get an idea
> how
> > to begin going about this.  At first thought it seems like a rather
> > daunting task.  Any suggestions, including readings, would be
appreciated.
> >
> >
> > David Love
> > davidlovepianos@earthlink.net
> >
> >
> >
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