<div class="gmail_quote">On Wed, Feb 27, 2008 at 7:46 AM, Dean May <<a href="mailto:deanmay@pianorebuilders.com">deanmay@pianorebuilders.com</a>> wrote: <blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="PADDING-LEFT: 1ex; MARGIN: 0px 0px 0px 0.8ex; BORDER-LEFT: #ccc 1px solid">I bought a short 4 foot plastic folding table from Sam's for about $30 that works really well for in home regulating. I can use it for displaying my tools or I can set the action on it for work I prefer to do out of the piano. The stool is a good idea. I usually place a folded up moving blanket on the floor to kneel on or ask the customer for a large bath towel. Dean Dean May             cell 812.239.3359 PianoRebuilders.com   812.235.5272 Terre Haute IN  47802 -----Original Message----- From: <a href="mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org">pianotech-bounces@ptg.org</a> [mailto:<a href="mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org">pianotech-bounces@ptg.org</a>] On Behalf Of Conrad Hoffsommer Sent: Wednesday, February 27, 2008 8:28 AM To: Pianotech List Subject: Re: Shteinveigh Qvestion <a href="mailto:A440A@aol.com">A440A@aol.com</a> wrote: > Greetings, > << In-piano regulation is still the best. >> > > I agree, to a point. Yup, and that's the problem with my blanket statement sans caveats.   I do virtually all of my regulating at the bench, > unless the job is hours away from home.  I can do it faster, and, I think, more > accurately. While some things must be done at the piano, such as key leveling, > final let-off and dip,  there are a lot of procedures that are more easily done > on a bench.  Seems at the factory, the regulators are all working on benches > beside the piano. Perhaps in situ would be better than "in-piano".  As you point out, in the factory, regs are done on a bench, but one can easily just spin around, slip the action back into the piano and double/triple/quadruple check progress.  I do a lot of regulation steps with the action pulled out onto my lap, or spun around with the stack end sticking out. I recently turned this process into a teaching time. The customer was floating in and out of the room as I was doing the regulation (S&S D) and I had the fun of letting him play after some of the individual steps. His reactions of amazement of what just one step (like balancier spring tension) would do for playability were repeated until the job was finished and he was not only happy, but appreciative. > you're not cranking > let-off buttons 4 turns while in an uncomfortable position at the piano. > David M. Porritt, RPT For these situations, Dave, I sit on a little step stool which puts the action at about my eye level. (did I say that I'm altitude challenged?) ;-} -- Conrad Hoffsommer, RPT - Keyboard Technician Luther College, 700 College Dr., Decorah, Iowa 52101-1045 1-(563)-387-1204 // Fax 1-(563)-387-1076 </blockquote></div> <div>  </div> <div>I have used, where room allows, a pair of folding metal sawhorses that I use ONLY for this purpose and a keybed I removed from a Kawai studio piano. The keybed was sagging in the middle and Kawai sent me a new one to install and told me to throw away the old one. I laid it on my basement floor with some weights on it for a month and it was straight again!</div> <div>I have used this setup in churches, larger living rooms and on stages. It's very solid and is like having a portable bench!</div> <div> </div> <div>Mike -- We have enough youth, how about a fountain of SMART? Michael Magness Magness Piano Service 608-786-4404 <a href="http://www.IFixPianos.com">www.IFixPianos.com</a> email <a href="mailto:mike@ifixpianos.com">mike@ifixpianos.com</a> </div>