Dave, Do you remember what these tables are priced at? Thanks, William R. Monroe ----- Original Message ----- From: <Piannaman@aol.com> To: <pianotech@ptg.org> Sent: Sunday, March 13, 2005 12:59 AM Subject: Portable Action Table Photos, and Erard Capstan Tool? > Hi All, > > Here are a couple of photos of the grand action caddy that Laroy Edwards > makes and sells. I used it yesterday for the first time, but I forgot to take > the camera to the jobsite. Hopefully these shots around my workspace at home > will give you an idea. > > The piano I used it for yesterday was the Erard that I'd worked on a couple > of times. I did a very rough regulation of blow distance, let-off, drop, and > repetition to render it at least playable. Israel Stein said that getting > these pianos into really fine regulation is nearly impossible, and I'm > beginning to believe it. > > The one thing I really need for working on this or other Erards in the > future is a capstan tool. Nothing I had fit the six-sided turnbuckle type > capstans, other than a small pair of vice grips. Not ideal for speed or > delicacy...:-( If anyone has a suggestion for where I can get an appropriate tool, I > would appreciate it! > > I do not much care for the rep/jack spring configuration on these. The > springs are quite long, and not that easy to tension accurately. > > The best thing about using the table on this job was the ease in getting to > the other side of the action--by swiveling it around on the wheels in a > confined space-- without walking around in circles all day. I managed to yank the > rep springs out of the jack slots a few times, and had to pull wippens to > get them back in. > > Hope the pics give you an idea, > > Dave Stahl > > > > Table in Garage > > String height simulator (attached to keyframe when in use) > > > >
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