In a message dated 12/11/2006 12:13:26 PM Pacific Standard Time, deanmay at pianorebuilders.com writes: Thanks for the reply, Bob, but I was speaking of adjusting the adjustable types. David was commenting on how crucial it is to get a good adjustment on the jack position for good regulation. I was hoping for a procedure that was more exact than a visual alignment on the section ends, draw a thread across the section, align the rest of the jacks to the thread. My apologies, Dean, you are of course correct. That was Phil Ryan's question originally; I just elided your question right into his. I'll pay more attention. That said, I adjust the adjustable ones quickly by sight, to the back of the knuckle core of the adjacent wippen; or by the line on the top of the wippen if it's close to the right place. You can also rough it in with the string method. Then I adjust by function, bringing each closer to me until just before it fails (Orchestra member: "When do I come in?" Conductor: "Just listen for the trombones, and come in six measures before they do"). Failure I test by placing my hand lightly on top of the hammer, then poking the key. If the jack skips out, it's too far proximal. I agree that it's an important adjustment - if they're too far distal, letoff is mushy. Ed Foote's method might be more refined yet, but this works for me. Bob Davis -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/pianotech.php/attachments/20061211/e91dab10/attachment.html
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