S&S action question

[Avery Todd]

Dean,

Probably because it's old enough to have some wear there and to let the
jack get back under the knuckle. it required that. Am I close, Phil?

Avery

At 09:04 AM 7/26/05, you wrote:
>Why would lowering the jack height in the window improve your touch? I
>have always understood that the jack height below the rep lever should
>be minimized.
>
>Thanks,
>
>Dean
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>-----Original Message-----
>From: pianotech-bounces@ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org] On
>Behalf Of Phil Bondi
>Sent: Tuesday, July 26, 2005 6:33 AM
>To: Pianotech
>Subject: Re: S&S action question
>
>Thanks to all for the suggestions. After tweaking a couple of notes last
>
>night, I think I will be able to use the parts that are on it. Right now
>
>I have the action in my home, where I have no jigs set up, but after
>working with drop(screws buried), slightly raising the hammer line,
>re-positioning the jack under the knuckle and lowering the jack height
>in the window on just 2 notes, it almost feels like a piano action.
>There's still a good bit of friction just before let-off, but without
>all of my tools at my disposal, I couldn't do all the tests or
>measurements.
>
>-These parts look like they were thrown on..literally.
>-The hammers were poorly hung.
>-the 17mil suggestion(thanks for confirming David) might cure-all, but I
>
>still have to take measurements and weigh stuff out.
>-dip is wide..key height is low - evidence of parts being thrown on.
>
>-sorry for that rant, but it saddens me to see a nice instrument get
>treated less than respectful.
>
>The client knows that new parts may have to be purchased, even tho the
>ones on it have real low miles. It is my objective to use what's there
>and get it to work. I will let this list knows how it all works out.
>
>Time to be a hero (putting on my cape!),
>
>-Phil Bondi(Fl)
>
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