<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN">
<HTML><HEAD>
<META content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1" =
http-equiv=Content-Type>
<META content="MSHTML 5.00.2919.6307" name=GENERATOR>
<STYLE></STYLE>
</HEAD>
<BODY>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Terry</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>yes Iam a piano tech! I completed an =
apprenticeship
and have worked in the industry for sometime. I'm aware of the reams of =
material
out there on all different subjects piano wise. </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Terry were you in on the <EM>" Newbies" =
</EM>thread
sometime ago? It was refreshing to read one part in which a tech =
wrote
that we were all <EM>newbies</EM> to one degree or another. I can't =
recall who
it was - doesn't really matter. This person thought that the term ought =
to be
dropped and that we should just get on with the business of asking
questions!</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>You wrote:</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>-----Are you a piano technician? You =
have basically
asked how to regulate and weigh off an upright piano. There are entire =
books and
courses dedicated to just these procedures.......</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>In the original post what I was asking =
was about
<EM>key weight </EM>and whether anyone could advise on any possible =
regulation
<EM>other </EM>than standard, which I'd already completed.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I asked mainly seeking some advice on =
whether
anyone would have regulated a little differently. Perhaps someone has =
knowledge
on the finer points of German pianos?!</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Here is what I wrote:</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><FONT face=Arial size=2>"The job =
was fairly basic.
New dampers, tapes, etc. I regulated it to what I thought was a fair =
standard.
Key height 20mm. drop 10.5mm, blow 47mm, setoff 3mm, dampers begin the =
travel
half way thru' the blow, Key mortices are OK. "</FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Steve Martin.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>P.S. Local experts are thousands of =
kilometers away
from here, and even then I'm not sure about how many of them I'd
trust.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Have a great day!!</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2> Original Message ----- =
</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>From: "Farrell" <</FONT><A
href="mailto:mfarrel2@tampabay.rr.com"><FONT face=Arial
size=2>mfarrel2@tampabay.rr.com</FONT></A><FONT face=Arial
size=2>></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>To: "Pianotech" <</FONT><A
href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org"><FONT face=Arial
size=2>pianotech@ptg.org</FONT></A><FONT face=Arial =
size=2>></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Sent: Wednesday, March 05, 2003 9:56
PM</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Subject: Re: Old German =
Piano</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>> Steve:<BR>> <BR>> =
Are you a
piano technician? You have basically asked how to regulate and weigh off =
an
upright piano. There are entire books and courses dedicated to just =
these
procedures.<BR>> <BR>> I certainly don't mean to discourage you =
from
working on pianos and asking about them, but I would recommend attending =
classes
at regional and National PTG conferences to learn about these =
procedures. Have
you done that? Do you have Reblitz? Solving a touchweight problem is =
something
that can baffle even a experienced piano technician veteran. You might =
want to
at least get a local expert to spend a few hours in consultation with
you.<BR>> <BR>> Just some thoughts.<BR>> <BR>> Terry =
Farrell<BR>>
<BR>> ----- Original Message ----- <BR>> From: "Steve =
Martin"
<</FONT><A href="mailto:smartin@dodo.com.au"><FONT face=Arial
size=2>smartin@dodo.com.au</FONT></A><FONT face=Arial =
size=2>><BR>> To:
<</FONT><A href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org"><FONT face=Arial
size=2>pianotech@ptg.org</FONT></A><FONT face=Arial =
size=2>><BR>> Sent:
Monday, March 04, 2002 11:48 PM<BR>> Subject: Old German =
Piano<BR>>
<BR>> <BR>> Robert<BR>> <BR>> A German upright (UR) piano. =
Sorry
about the spelling!!<BR>> <BR>> I would appreciate any serious
comments.<BR>> <BR>> Steve Martin.<BR>> <BR>>
_______________________________________________<BR>> pianotech list =
info:
</FONT><A href="https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives"><FONT =
face=Arial
size=2>https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives</FONT></A><BR><FON=
T
face=Arial size=2>> </FONT></BODY></HTML>