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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Sometime ago, there was a post about how to let the
piano tell you how to regulate it, as opposed to going by the specs. I
have always used the specs and done well but I am needing to regulate a small
grand by the piano itself. I have never been taught this way but would
like to learn. </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>This particular piano has serious
issues. For now, I'll leave the brand out but it's a name brand.
Small grand, under 5 ft. Maybe 15 years old. Little wear. The
factory workers screwed the stretcher bar 1/4" too low. The
action was probably regulated on a bench and the hammers had to be forced
down while they crammed the action into the cavity. The damper wires were
so long, they came out the bottom of the blocks and rubbed into the flanges
below. They rang...surprise, surprise. Nobody bothered with a
quality control. </FONT><FONT face=Arial size=2>When I bought the piano,
the owner hinted something was wrong and I think it went from owner to owner,
but nobody fixed it. No dealer prep...nothing. I got a good price
but wish I had paid less.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Stretcher is now properly installed and the action
actually fits into the cavity. Dampers no longer ring as I trimmed 1/4"
off the bottom of the wires and re-regulated. I am trying to regulate the
action but the back of the jack will not line up parallel with the back of the
knuckle core. The only way possible is to crank up the capstans so high
the action would never go into the piano and it would have 1" hammer blow
distance. </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Is this the dilemma of a compact action? Can
someone paste a link to the posts about how to regulate by letting the piano
tell you?</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>thanks in advance.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Ron</FONT></DIV>
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