I wouldn't. To get a uniform balance weight you'll be adding and removing some here and there. David Love davidlovepianos at comcast.net www.davidlovepianos.com -----Original Message----- From: pianotech-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces at ptg.org] On Behalf Of David Ilvedson Sent: Sunday, August 06, 2006 10:09 PM To: pianotech at ptg.org Subject: RE: bechstein Thanks David... #16 has 5, 3/8" leads in the key...#17 has 3 3/8" leads...all leading is 3/8 inch size. I was told that I should pop them all out, plug and use the 1/2 inch leads...what do you think? Seems like a lot of extra work...all of the low bass notes up to note 9 have 5 3/8" leads... The rest of your post I'm digesting... David Ilvedson, RPT Pacifica, CA 94044 ----- Original message ---------------------------------------- From: "David Love" <davidlovepianos at comcast.net> To: "Pianotech List" <pianotech at ptg.org>, "College and University Technicians" <caut at ptg.org> Received: 8/6/2006 9:34:56 PM Subject: RE: bechstein >With the exception of note 16 (not sure what's going on there), I don't see >any real problem here. Even if you were you to reweigh down to 37 or 38 >grams, you are comfortably under FW maximums (as outlined by Stanwood >charts). You do have some room to add weight especially if you wanted to >push up the balance weight a little. An R of 5.6 or 5.7 is a reasonable >target, in my view, for good regulation specs--check and see though. If you >smooth out the strike weights in the basic range that your hammers seem to >be falling and set up the front weights accordingly aiming for a uniform >balance weight, you should be fine. I would double check the measurements >on #16. My guess is that there is some measurement error. Trying to get >perfectly uniform R numbers is generally not possible depending on things >like uniform knuckle hanging, straight capstan line and capstan line >parallel to the balance rail line (which it appears you may not have), not >to mention elimination of measurement error (always a factor). >If the current hammers produce a tone that you like with the current weight, >why would you change hammers? If you want to experiment with weight, you >can always use the binder clip method--removeable too! >David Love >davidlovepianos at comcast.net >www.davidlovepianos.com
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