37 steps

[William R. Monroe]

Re: 37 stepsI concur.  My experience at the LRS (2001, I think) was similar, Barbara.  The list of steps is indeed the basic outline, given that some key elements are in order, as you pointed out.  We worked with LaRoy, Terry Niimi, and Craig Fehrenbacher mainly.  Also agree that LaRoy in person is a stitch.  Soft-spoken, subtle and wry sense of humor.  An enjoyable week for me.

William R. Monroe
  I've been to the Little Red School House (1986).  They taught regulating in cycles.  Just listing these "steps" doesn't tell you the whole story.  Besides tightening the screws, I was taught <there> that the three things you need before you start to regulate in earnest is blow distance, some drop and and the repetition springs need enough strength to make the hammers rise when released slowly out of check.  Sometimes it takes a little work to get to that point!  LaRoy Edwards is soft spoken, but has a wonderful sense of humor.  The information he's shared (and I was willing to listen to) is largely why I've been a successful technician.

  Barbara Richmond, RPT
  near Peoria, Illinois


    I concur. Actually, Potter (The Randy Potter School of Witchcraft and Piano Technology) does nicely stress the importance of, how shall we say, cyclical adjustments, i.e., going back to previous steps at certain points. Don Mannino, Roger Jolly (where's he been lately?), and others also stress this in their classes.

    Alan Barnard
    Salem, MO




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    From: "David Andersen"  
    To: l-bartlett at sbcglobal.net, "Pianotech List"  
    Received: 1/29/2008 4:45:01 PM
    Subject: Re: 37 steps





    On Jan 29, 2008, at 2:15 PM, Leslie Bartlett wrote:


       It's not really so different than Potter or Reblitz.


    I don't know about Potter or Reblitz, but if you regulate according to the Yamaha 37 steps you'll have some problems. Spring strength affects almost every other regulation point; if you don't do it very precisely first, and then refine it later on, thing will change, and not for the better; wrong spring strength (too little or too much) will blur and confuse the feeling of the other precise regulation protocols.


    Blow distance, some aftertouch, then spring strength. Foist and fawmost, kiddies. Balance is the key.


    xoDA

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