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class=060501803-26012004>Did
you perchance think to level and dip the sharps? They =
are just
as important. New keybed felt will often cause hammer line
variation. You can expect to never be able to replace keyfelts and =
level a
keyboard without having to reset hammer line. In fact each =
step you
take in grand regulation will knock others out. That is why to do =
the job
right you must go through it in a definite order and you must go through =
is 3-4
times...sometimes more. Eventually everything stays where it is =
supposed
to be.</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN =
class=060501803-26012004>Please
read the regulation book by Danny Boone available at Schaff. It is =
the
best one I have seen plus he taught me his methods of regulation before =
he wrote
the book.</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>D.L. Bullock St. =
Louis</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV class=OutlookMessageHeader dir=ltr align=left><FONT =
face=Tahoma
size=2>-----Original Message-----<BR><B>From:</B> Alpha88x@aol.com
[mailto:Alpha88x@aol.com]<BR><B>Sent:</B> Sunday, January 25, 2004 =
11:07
AM<BR><B>To:</B> pianotech@ptg.org<BR><B>Subject:</B> leveling grand
keys/heights <BR><BR></FONT></DIV><FONT face=arial,helvetica><FONT =
lang=0
face=Arial size=2 FAMILY="SANSSERIF" PTSIZE="10">Greetings
=
list,<BR><BR> =
I am doing my very first grand regulation. After carefully measuring =
the felt
punchings thickness, I ordered new ones and replaced both front and =
balance
rail felt punchings because they were shot. I also replaced keytops. =
The new
keytops were .03 thicker than the old ones. I knew from the beginning =
I would
have to compensate in the regulation for the new key heights, and =
probably
some of the residual miscellaneous felt height as well.
=
<BR><BR>  =
;
At the job site I put lead weights on the keys' backs and levelled the =
white
keys and then set the key dips on the whites as well. Then, because I =
am green
at this, I removed the the keyframe from it's bed and replaced the =
stack,
screwed it down and when I slid it back in, the keys were all =
different
heights(!) What went wrong? Are the keys supppose to do this. Are my =
weights
too heavy? Must I consider keyweight when leveling keys?
<BR><BR>rookie,<BR>Julia Gottchall,<BR>Reading, PA
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