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<DIV><FONT face=Verdana>The following is a short followup to recent posts I have
made regarding balancing an action from an 1890s Knabe grand. Thanks to many on
the List for their help and suggestions. Special thanks to Jon Page and
David Love for their lengthy reponses and detailed anayses. I know I'd still
be scratching my head with a crap action without them - instead I'm
scratching my head wondering "how'd that happen?" with a very nicely performing
action. </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Verdana>Using their recommendations I finally got my first key
(middle C) to work out to "desirable" numbers. Then I got the sharp next to it
to work also - fortunately the capstan location I had chosen previously worked
well for the sharp (the sharp and natural capstans are offset a few
millimeters). Then I went down to note 4 and set it up according to the Stanwood
charts for FW and SW, etc (I used 0.645 x FW maximums). Set it all up, regulated
it fully and placed the gram weights on it - 50g DW, 25g UW, 37.5g BW,
regulates perfectly, 10 mm dip - just too good to be true. Go up to note 78 (or
so) and do the same thing - 48g DW, 26g UW, 37g BW, regulates perfectly, 10 mm
dip - again, just too good to be true. These Stanwood charts and tables work
like a charm. Basically, once you figure out <BR>how to set one natural and one
sharp up efficiently (the HARD part - and the part that still has me scratching
my head), the rest is a piece of cake.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Verdana>Quite the system. Thanks again fellow
Listees.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Verdana>Now just gotta do all this leading and repining and
lots of other stuff 84 more times!</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Verdana>Terry Farrell</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Verdana>Farrell Piano</FONT></DIV>
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