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Initial casters were iron I believe and quite ugly, i replaced them with rubbex, because i like to slide the piano around from place to place in my room. <BR>
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Alicia<BR><BR>> From: pianoman@accessus.net<BR>> To: pianotech@ptg.org<BR>> Subject: Re: Customizing a piano<BR>> Date: Wed, 2 Jul 2008 06:37:30 -0500<BR>> <BR>> The Handsome Hardwood Caster Cups I make can be made at whatever thickness <BR>> you like to raise or lower the entire piano..<BR>> James<BR>> James Grebe<BR>> Since 1962<BR>> Piano Tuning & Repair<BR>> Creator of Handsome Hardwood Products(<BR>> 314) 608-4137 1526 Raspberry Lane Arnold, MO 63010<BR>> Researcher of St. Louis Theatre History<BR>> BECOME WHAT YOU BELIEVE!<BR>> www.grebepiano.com<BR>> ----- Original Message ----- <BR>> From: "A E" <eve_ane@hotmail.co.uk><BR>> To: "Pianotech List" <pianotech@ptg.org><BR>> Sent: Tuesday, July 01, 2008 10:18 AM<BR>> Subject: Customizing a piano<BR>> <BR>> <BR>> <BR>> Hello all,<BR>> <BR>> I have recently crossed a customer who asked me to make some custom changes <BR>> to his S&S model B. Such as raising the lyre height alittle (he says he has <BR>> big feet and its unfomfortable for him to use the height set), so i found a <BR>> couple of big guys with hairy palms to lift the piano, and put some larger <BR>> casters in, which raised the piano by about almost an inch, which he said <BR>> was just right.... That got me thinking... I'm 6ft tall (unfortunately) and <BR>> one of the pianos I have, the keybed was so low i couldnt fit my knees <BR>> underneath and it was a very... shall we say loosly uncomfortable experience <BR>> playing it, as well as the same problem as the customer, i have biger feet <BR>> than most and pedal height was unfomfortable, so i took up larger grand <BR>> sized casters. The piano im talking about is a 43inch console which i wrote <BR>> about before, (the one i fell in love with). But after i carried away on a <BR>> spree with customizing it for myself, i changed entire regulation, let off <BR>> is not set at about 3mm in bass and 5mm in trebble, basically as close as it <BR>> will get without bouncing, put on a very tight set of hammer springs, and <BR>> made a drastic change of puting in a set of hammers that normally would go <BR>> into a 290 Bösey... Adjusting capstains i didnt leave the hammer resting on <BR>> the hammer rest rail, instead, i adjusted them so that theyr about 5mm off <BR>> the rail, in other words the butt is resting on the jack. (adjusted the <BR>> action brakets to make sure hammers keep the same blow distance as if they <BR>> were rested on the rail)... Shokingly the action became as heavy as on a new <BR>> grand piano.. however, it has also became intensely sencitive, and <BR>> repetition is fast and clean (atleast as far as i can play).... it almost <BR>> feels like im playing my old Bosey 290...<BR>> While i was as it i lubricated center pins and front rail pins with some oil <BR>> for guns... yes for guns :-)... and i was astonished and what a diference <BR>> this experiment made....<BR>> Now my question is, is making such experiments ok? and if so why dont most <BR>> manufacturers today who make good quality uprights dont mess around more <BR>> with the actions they make?<BR>> <BR>> <BR>> Alicia Evans<BR>> Philadelphia<BR>> _________________________________________________________________<BR>> Great deals on almost anything at eBay.co.uk. Search, bid, find and win on <BR>> eBay today!<BR>> http://clk.atdmt.com/UKM/go/msnnkmgl0010000004ukm/direct/01/ <BR>> <BR>> <BR><BR><br /><hr />Play interactive Live Search Charades <a href='http://www.searchcharades.com' target='_new'>Are you the top Charades player? </a></body>
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