lesser of touch weight evils...

[Barbara Richmond]

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Ric Brekne" <ricbrek at broadpark.no>
To: <pianotech at ptg.org>
Sent: Wednesday, August 23, 2006 4:12 AM
Subject: lesser of touch weight evils...


> Hi Barbs.... can I call you that ?? :)

Aw, Ric, I might not answer you.  If you must, it's Berb or Barbie.  :-)
>
> When you looked at the key leads quickly did you have a chance to see 
> roughly how many and what size were installed in keys from each section .. 
> or get a sense of how much mass (low, medium, or loads) there was ?

Seems like there were 3 in the bass--towards the front.  That was all I 
observed from lifting up the key, stack still on.

> Curious.  Looking forward to hearing more on this. Angled capstans still 
> eh.. but changed... I wonder why. I've found that old dark greyish stuff 
> to polish up nicely and get slick as a whistle.

Well, I <assumed> they had been replaced because they are the modern ones 
and not the old style.  Heaven knows, I've been wrong before.

First day of school!  Have to get the boy up & ready.

Barbara Richmond


> Cheers
> RicB
>
>
> Hi Ric, Jonathon, David, all,
>
> Sorry if I jumped the gun.  I get hit with bouts of enthusiasm at times 
> andthink out loud.  :-)
>
> Well, I have the action home for a few days.  I will shape hammers, do 
> somerepinning, clean & lube, etc., etc.,... do as much of a survey as 
> possible,
>
> Actually, whoever did this rebuilding, did a nice job with what 
> wasavailable at the time.  Newer style capstans (still at an angle), newer 
> keytops that may have replaced a bad keytop job, because there is new wood 
> on the sides of the white keys. During a quick look I realized that many 
> of the leads are covered by new wood--the only indicator of some of them 
> is  the little drill bit tip hole on the "other side" of the key. Hmm, 
> that
> might make things interesting!
>
> My biggest challenge right now is since I'm still recovering, I'm not 
> quite up to a whole day's work--it's going to take a little while to get 
> to everything.
>
> Later,
>
> Barbara Richmond, RPT
>