lesser of touch weight evils...

[Barbara Richmond]

Ah, yes (blush), I know at one point I was going to pull off the key stop 
rail and have a look at the leading.  That must have been when my CELL phone 
rang & my husband asked me (40 miles away) if I had <his> car keys in my 
purse.  I did.  (double blush).  I had the extra key to his car, too.  Oops.

Thanks, David.

Barbara Richmond
(the distractible key hogger & air head)



----- Original Message ----- 
From: "David Love" <davidlovepianos at comcast.net>
To: "'Pianotech List'" <pianotech at ptg.org>
Sent: Monday, August 21, 2006 8:06 PM
Subject: RE: lesser of touch weight evils...


> It would be better if we knew how much lead was already in the keys.  From
> that period, there tends to be not that much and you might be able to get 
> a
> way with a leverage change plus some lead added.  Capstan moves are easier
> than knuckle moves and you can accomplish your goal without compromising 
> the
> jack knuckle interface angle if you don't have to move the capstan off the
> repetition cushion.  Even then, you can sometimes add some felt to the 
> front
> edge of the cushion.  Otherwise, given the weights below, my guess is that
> you will need to move the knuckle to 17 mm and compromise the jack angle
> slightly.  Short of replacing all parts, anything you can do will be a
> compromise.
>
> David Love
> davidlovepianos at comcast.net
> www.davidlovepianos.com