<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; = charset=windows-1252"> <META content="MSHTML 5.50.4134.100" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE dir=ltr style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; = BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV> <DIV style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: = black"><B>From:</B> <A title=dnereson@dim.com href="mailto:dnereson@dim.com">Dave = Nereson</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A = title=pianotech@ptg.org href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">Pianotech</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Saturday, March 29, 2003 = 4:11 AM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: strange action = configuration in Sejung</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; = BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV> <DIV style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: = black"><B>From:</B> <A title=Piannaman@aol.com href="mailto:Piannaman@aol.com">Piannaman@aol.com</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A = title=pianotech@ptg.org href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">pianotech@ptg.org</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Saturday, March 29, = 2003 12:28 AM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> strange action = configuration in Sejung</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=arial,helvetica><FONT size=2>List, <BR><BR>Today = I was prepping a brand new Vivace piano, made in China by Sejung.  I regulated and aligned the capstans, and was about to regulate the = let-off when I noticed something strange:  the jack-stop rail is = directly above he eyelets for the regulating buttons.  There is NO room to get = the regulating tool in there.  IN order to access the eyelets, I'll = have to bend the jack-stop rail a fair amount.  What were they = thinking:  that the let-off would be set for life?   <BR><BR>Any = ideas?  Is this a weird configuration or what?   <BR><BR>Dave Stahl</FONT> </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2> <<What were they thinking: =  that the let-off would be set for life?>></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV>    Yes, that's exactly what they were = thinking.  It's amazing how many things in pianos are designed with the = underlying thought that "Our pianos are perfect; nobody'll ever need to adjust = this or get a tool in here ."</DIV> <DIV>    If the props for the jack stop rail turn = easily, I would turn it in far enough to be able to regulate let-off.  If = that prevents the jacks from coming far enough away from the butts, then = try bending the rail up.  Do you have the type of eye-screw = regulator that lets you turn the screws at an angle?  Or are they the spade type?</DIV> <DIV>    It'd be a big hassle, but you could remove = the jack stop rail, regulate let-off, then put it back.  </DIV> <DIV>    --David Nereson, RPT  </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Either it's "Our pianos are = perfect" or it's "The customer will never notice" if these are meant to be = entry-level pianos.  How many times are we asked by dealers "just tune it, = and make sure that when you push a key down, the hammer hits the strings" = ?  In other words, "don't worry about the regulation."  </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>On the flip side, how many times = have customers called for tuning appointments and when asked if there were any = technical problems, answered that they were not aware of any?  Then when = we get there, we find all kinds of problems ......</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Z! Reinhardt  RPT<BR>Ann = Arbor  MI<BR><A = href="mailto:diskladame@provide.net">diskladame@provide.net</A></FONT><= /DIV> <DIV> </DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>