<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD><TITLE></TITLE> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content=text/html;charset=ISO-8859-1> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.6001.18023" name=GENERATOR></HEAD> <BODY text=#000000 bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Thanks, Phil.  </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>My Journal boss, Ed Sutton, has given me good instruction on the art of technical photography.  There are some very promising new books out--either they've been advertised in the Journal, or I've read the proofs of the future Journals and seen them.  Sometimes it's sort of hard to remember where I've seen what.  I picked up Steve Brady's book last April at NEECSO, but I haven't had a chance to hunker down with it.   </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Next time I do a Yamaha flange string replacement, I'll take pictures.  :-)</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>BTW folks, the Journal staff <does> pay attention to what gets posted on these lists.  Please consider writing a technical article (hear that Mike Spalding? <wink>) or a good story for Tuner's Life!</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Thanks again!</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Barbara Richmond, RPT</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>near Peoria, IL</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>----- Original Message ----- </DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE dir=ltr style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"><B>From:</B> <A title=pryan2@the-beach.net href="mailto:pryan2@the-beach.net">PJR</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=pianotech@ptg.org href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">Pianotech List</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Thursday, May 29, 2008 4:07 PM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: Centering jacks</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV>Excellent pictures, Barbara, very explanatory.  I would love to see them incorporated into some kind of repair manual.  I'd love to see one done on the Yamaha flange string replacement method etc.  You could be the next Reblitz.<BR>Phil Ryan<BR><BR><BR>Barbara Richmond wrote: <BLOCKQUOTE cite=mid:FF1168241F534E98AB851801CF04526F@desktop type="cite"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.6001.18023" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Hi,</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>A while ago, someone was asking about centering jacks in the repetition lever (balancier) window.  I just finished repinning a set of wippens and while I was putting them back on the rail, I noticed a couple I had missed centering (another duty done while repinning).</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>picture 1:  the off-center jack</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>picture 2:  the block of wood under the wippen support on the side the jack needs to moved toward</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>picture 3:  holding the parts in place ready for the hammer tap</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>picture 4:  the hammer, ready to go</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Obviously, this set-up is for parts not attached to the rail--which also made it easier for taking pictures.</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Enjoy.</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Barbara Richmond, RPT</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>near Peoria, IL</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV> </DIV><BR> <HR width="90%" SIZE=4> <BR> <CENTER><IMG src="cid:5255DABBF0BF4DE5AE322400925FF1DA@desktop"></CENTER> <P><BR></P> <HR width="90%" SIZE=4> <BR> <CENTER><IMG src="cid:6752476941B84882967949425ABB7A2A@desktop"></CENTER> <P><BR></P> <HR width="90%" SIZE=4> <BR> <CENTER><IMG src="cid:1F3557A232D3467C914532D635FA3471@desktop"></CENTER> <P><BR></P> <HR width="90%" SIZE=4> <BR> <CENTER><IMG src="cid:849FA9AF10CF48A6917A6E6936350F0E@desktop"></CENTER></BLOCKQUOTE></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>