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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Hi Danilo,</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Replacement of parts is always the ideal, problem
is that many of our customers cannot afford the cost of rebuilding the action.
Still we, as piano tuners, are required to make the instrument we are working on
play to the best of its ability without major cost.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Over the fourty odd years that I have been
'fiddling' with pianos I have found that many of the so called 'good' piano
tuners don't reface hammers, don't regulate actions and don't tune to pitch. So
forget about trying to rebuild everything or just tune it, work for the customer
and improve the piano as far as you can. Tell your customer that there is much
more that can be done and you would advise it (in some instances) but the cost
may be more than the piano is worth.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Re Action.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>You will find that after you have all the hammers
rising firmly (but not rushing) that the repetition lever is still below the
hight of the jack. Your drop screw may be too low stopping the repetition lever
going up high enough or (and more likely) the repetition regulating screw at the
hammer end of the re[etition lever requires adjusting to allow the top of the
jack to be just below the top of the repetition lever.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Remember when you make one adjustment another goes
out, you rectify that and another goes out etc etc. Eventually the errors
created are small enough to ignore and you have finished.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Remember price. a rough job is $100 a reasonable
job is $300 a good job is $800 a fantastic job is $10,000. Your
call.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Tony</FONT></DIV>
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style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=danilo.perusina@hotmail.com
href="mailto:danilo.perusina@hotmail.com">Danilo Perusina</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=pianotech@ptg.org
href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">pianotech@ptg.org</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Wednesday, June 20, 2007 9:23
AM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> RE: Keep on filing...</DIV>
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<P>Hi! Dean, Tony and David, thanks for your input! I thought the very same,
that since these parts need to be replaced, I can use whats left of them to
educate myself further. The aim, of course, is to make them perform better.
Born out of necessity, actually, a recording session in the middle of the
night, not the best time to call a technician! But that was two years ago, and
a lot of "seeing and feeling" since then, as well as self-studying and asking
technicians that I've met. </P>
<P>Parts that need replacement will not respond ideally to being regulated, I
guess. This is where the spring tension comes in. I did actually start working
on them, and it was then that this problem arose. They are quite tense now,
and it indeed causes some hammers to double-blow on the strings. And when I
ease them up so that the hammer rises gently when released from check, the
jack starts to not wanting to return under the knuckle properly. I was
convinced it was due to the reduced weight of the hammers, but you've made me
not so sure of that anymore. Knuckles need lubrication? (and replacement?)
Spring needs to be cleaned perhaps? By the way, how would you diagnose that a
spring needs to be replaced (unless broken of course)?</P>
<P>Yes, a mentor would be very welcome, and excuse any language errors,
english is not my native tongue. Very glad to hear about your background,
Tony!</P>
<P>Regards, Danilo<BR><BR></P></DIV><BR clear=all>
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