[pianotech] Butt Leather (update)

[Matthew Todd]

Regulate what?  Bride wires, back checks, capstans?  Do I regulate the bride wires before I put the action back in the piano?  Since the jacks are so close to the butts with the new leather, will putting the action back in the piano like that cause the jacks to jam and I will have more work cut out for me?

What do I need to regulate before I put the action back in the piano, and what do I need to regulate after the action is back in?

Thanks,

TODD PIANO WORKS 
Matthew Todd, Piano Technician 
(979) 248-9578  http://www.toddpianoworks.com

--- On Fri, 5/1/09, Tom Driscoll <tomtuner at verizon.net> wrote:
From: Tom Driscoll <tomtuner at verizon.net>
Subject: Re: [pianotech] Butt Leather (update)
To: toddpianoworks at att.net, pianotech at ptg.org
Date: Friday, May 1, 2009, 1:22 AM



 
 

Matthew ,
How about regulate ?
Tom Driscoll

  

  
    
    
      
        I went ahead and began replacing the butt leather this 
        evening.  I completed the entire bass section.  The one thing 
        that stands out on the before and after is the jack is much closer to 
        the butt than it was with the old leather (since the original leather 
        was indented quite a bit.)  What do I need to be ready to do 
        when I install the action back in the piano?
         
        One thing I did play with was tugging on the bridle wires, and that 
        did bring the jack back to the position it was before I replaced the 
        leather.
         
        Thank you all for the advice,


        TODD PIANO WORKS 
        


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