<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD><TITLE>Action Ratio and Dip and Blow and Etc.</TITLE> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1"> <STYLE type=text/css>BLOCKQUOTE { PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px } DL { PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px } UL { PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px } OL { PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px } LI { PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px } </STYLE> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2900.3132" name=GENERATOR></HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Well Jon, I did start with the "Parts Kit". In fact, I started with <EM><U><STRONG>both</STRONG></U></EM> "Parts Kits": both the Renner kit and the Abel kit from Wally Brooks. The wippens are Renner and the shanks/flanges are Abel.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I might not be very far along this road to action mastery, but at least I am able identify a bunch of red flags and know that <EM><U>something</U></EM> isn't right - might not know exactly how to correct it - but then again, that's what this list and the archives are for!</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I know that I've installed a dy-no-mite belly in this Knabe, but if I put a lackluster action into it, what do I have? (Answer: a crap piano.)</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Jon and Dave, if I knew more about what the heck it was that I was doing with these actions, I would likely have bought a 17mm knuckle. At first try, the 16mm, which were identical to the originals and were identified in the Brooks kit at being specifically designed for the Knabe, seemed to work reasonably well. Oh well.</FONT></DIV> <DIV></FONT><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>In fact, if I find that 17mm is preferable to the 16mm (and it appears that it is), if I can find a pre-made 17mm that otherwise fits, I will likely just purchase a set of 17mm. I can likely use the 16mm at some point on some other piano.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Thanks for all the input from you guys - I really appreciate it. First a long bike ride this morning, then a little action messing-about, then the barbie. Tomorrow many service calls. Friday major action assessment - will dig into it then and get with y'all. Thanks again.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Terry Farrell</FONT></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE dir=ltr style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV> <DIV style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"><B>From:</B> <A title=jonpage@comcast.net href="mailto:jonpage@comcast.net">Jon Page</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> Tuesday, July 03, 2007 11:31 PM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Action Ratio and Dip and Blow and Etc.</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE cite="" type="cite"><FONT face=Arial color=#000000>Moving  the knuckle (better to have bought the shank with the correct knuckle</FONT></BLOCKQUOTE> <BLOCKQUOTE cite="" type="cite"><FONT face=Arial color=#000000>to begin  with) to 17 mm and taking 1 gram off the hammer you will achieve</FONT></BLOCKQUOTE> <BLOCKQUOTE cite="" type="cite"><FONT face=Arial color=#000000>approximately  the same goal as moving the knuckle to 18 mm (maybe a little</FONT></BLOCKQUOTE> <BLOCKQUOTE cite="" type="cite"><FONT face=Arial color=#000000>better in  fact).</FONT></BLOCKQUOTE> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV>Actually, it's better to start with parts from the fabulous "Parts Kits".</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV>Select your parts for optimum performance before you buy the sets.</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV><X-SIGSEP><PRE>-- </PRE></X-SIGSEP> <DIV><BR>Regards,<BR><BR>Jon Page</DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>