cleaning action stack

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William,

I have regulated about 2500 piano in a piano factory. Most of the regulating was done on the bench. The key is to set up the action frame on the bench to simulate the keybed. I do this with shims. Once this is done the regulating will be very close with just minor corrections needed.

Mr. G
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: William R. Monroe 
  To: Pianotech List 
  Sent: Friday, January 04, 2008 10:34 AM
  Subject: Re: cleaning action stack


  Paul,

  I dunno what the standard is from a sports rules perspective, but mine are quite flat.  Relatively, that is.  If I had just plunked down $1800 for a new traditional workbench, laid a straight edge across it and found it to look like my bowling alley segment, I'd be irate, send it back, whatever.  However, in truth, there are probably more irregularities in the surface of my "bench" because of the thick, waxy finish than the wood surface.  Like I said, time to refinish.

  I've never used my benches for anything more than a real fast rough-in of regulation anyway.  I prefer to regulate at the piano.  I just find that bench regulations leave me repeating too many steps when I do get to the piano.

  JMO,
  William R. Monroe



    Question: 

    Are bowling alley lanes slightly "crowned"?  Mine seems to be which makes bench regulating impossible.  Maybe time to get a new hunk...Where does one find such a thing.  This one here came with the shop... 

    Paul 

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