[pianotech] Player Piano Question

[Ron Nossaman]

On 1/30/2011 5:15 PM, Chuck Behm wrote:

> And Ron, I'll order some of pianotek's glue. All I have right now is
> what Schaff carries.

It'll work, but I still like a 192 gram glue much better for player work.


> As far as your questions about other work done on the player actions,
> Ron,  that would vary. Usually I replaced the pouch leather, and the
> valve faces - some with leather and some with a white imitation leather
> that Player Piano Company used to sell. Possibly a problem with that
> stuff as well.

I've never trusted the artificials, except for cork/rubber gasket 
material. I've redone too many players where they were used and either 
never worked well or failed later. Polyurethane pouches and neoprene 
valve covering come immediately to mind.


> My problem with player actions is that I know just enough to be
> dangerous. I think you really have to specialize in player actions to do
> really top level work.

Not really, any more than having to specialize in stringing to be a top 
level stringer. You just have to be willing to do top level work on them 
without cutting corners where most folks consider them to be toys.
Ron N