[pianotech] Butt Leather (update)

[Matthew Todd]

Yes, I did Marcel.  In fact, I am doing a full regulation on clients piano next week.  But, I am returning the action to her for this weekend, so that's why I needed to prepare to do a few regulatory things so her piano is at least playable, until I return.


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

--- On Fri, 5/1/09, Marcel Carey <mcpianos at hotmail.com> wrote:

From: Marcel Carey <mcpianos at hotmail.com>
Subject: RE: [pianotech] Butt Leather (update)
To: toddpianoworks at att.net, "Pianotech List" <pianotech at ptg.org>
Date: Friday, May 1, 2009, 9:40 AM




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HI Matthew,
The bridle wire should be regulated on the bench so that the top of the jack is in the middle of the butt felt. If you tighten the bridle so the top of the jack is touching the butt leather, you will have problems. The regulation you will have to do in the piano is the lost motion, let-off, backchecks etc. By replacing the leather, you'll find out how much change in regulation you've created. I just hope you did figure this out when you quoted for the job.
 
Marcel Carey
Sherbrooke, QC
 


Date: Fri, 1 May 2009 01:48:51 -0700
From: toddpianoworks at att.net
To: pianotech at ptg.org
Subject: Re: [pianotech] Butt Leather (update)





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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