Before I repent in dust and ashes for using the NuckLJac, I would like to say that my experience with the Nuckljack has been during rebuilds with new parts on refurbished hammer rails. Quality parts have very uniform placement of the knuckles on the shanks. With careful placement of the hammer flanges on the rail, the positions of the knuckles is very uniform. The NuckLJac helps me position the jacks under the knuckles more quickly and easily. A quick visual check reveals any jacks that need tweaking, and the end result is indeed correct. If one is trying to regulate an action with old, and less uniform parts, the NuckLJac will probably prove less useful. The method Wim and others describe is my standard practice, but with new, quality parts, I find that the NuckLJac helps move me along to the correct end result with less stress and strain. Good day to all. Claude Harding On Jun 28, 2012, at 5:19 AM, Al Guecia/Allied PianoCraft wrote: > Easier, yes. Correct, no. > > Al - > High Point, NC > > > > On Jun 27, 2012, at 2:11 PM, Claude Harding wrote: > > I have a Nickljac. Had it for years, didn't actually try it out until recently. I found that it made the job easier for me. I'm glad to have it. > Claude Harding > > Sent from my iPhone > > On Jun 27, 2012, at 11:42 AM, John Formsma <formsma at gmail.com> wrote: > >> I actually bought one at a convention a few years ago. Never have used it. I seem to do fine with "eyeballing" things. >> >> Should actually try it one of these days. Has a nice spot in the tools-that-I-bought-and-no-longer-use box. ;-D >> >> -- >> John Formsma, RPT >> Blue Mountain, MS >> >> >> On Wed, Jun 27, 2012 at 8:14 AM, Nicholas Gravagne <ngravagne at gmail.com> wrote: >> List, >> >> Nuckljac -- anyone use this to set jacks to knuckles? Pianotek sell this tool for $29.95 >> >> http://www.pianoteksupply.com/product/2144/Nuckljac.aspx >> >> It is supposed to "simplify the task of aligning grand jacks. Simply adjust the jack until the small side wing of the tool meets the back of the adjacent knuckle core." >> >> See in operation at YouTube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yiw-1EWyrAc >> >> In any case, interested is what others do to for efficient wholesale alignment of jacks to knuckle cores. Contact me privately if you wish. >> >> Thanks >> >> -- >> Nick Gravagne, RPT >> AST Mechanical Engineering >> >> >> >> > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/pianotech.php/attachments/20120628/b131a976/attachment-0001.htm>
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