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<DIV><FONT face=Arial>Don't forget to lubricate the wippen heels with =
Prolube.
The difference in touch is worth the weight in gold! </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial>Tom Servinsky</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV>
<DIV
style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: =
black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=tune4u@earthlink.net =
href="mailto:tune4u@earthlink.net">Alan
Barnard</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A =
title=pianotech@ptg.org
href="mailto:deanmay@pianorebuilders.com, =
Pianotech">deanmay@pianorebuilders.com,
Pianotech</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Tuesday, November 22, =
2005 9:08
PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Reducing weight was =
RE: older
kawai whippen assist springs</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>
<DIV>
<DIV>I have a customer with a Baldwin console who has MS and I really =
need to
lighten the action for her if possible. </DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>After minimizing friction, adjusting the dampers so they lift a =
little
later in the cycle, what else can make a difference?</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Can you/should you shave and cove hammers like you can in a =
grand?</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Weaken the return springs a little?</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Add lead?</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Any ideas on what's worth doing here?</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Alan Barnard</DIV>
<DIV>
<DIV>Salem, Missouri</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV></DIV></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt Arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV>
<DIV
style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: =
black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=deanmay@pianorebuilders.com
href="mailto:deanmay@pianorebuilders.com">Dean May</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> 11/22/2005 7:26:07 PM =
</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> RE: older kawai =
whippen assist
springs</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV><FONT size=2>
<DIV class=Section1>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">I would =
take some
weight out of the hammers. For every gram you take out you’ll =
reduce <SPAN
class=SpellE>downweight</SPAN> by 5-6 grams. Plus what really =
makes a piano
feel like a heavy touch is the inertial weight, not static down =
weight.
Adjusting the <SPAN class=SpellE>whippen</SPAN> springs will not =
reduce the
inertial weight. Only removing actual weight will do this, which =
taking
weight out of hammers does.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: =
Arial"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">How do =
you take
weight out of hammers? Get a tail shaping jig from Spurlock. Cut an =
arc on
your disc sander. You can also taper the hammer sides on the disc =
sander.
Get a drug dealers scale off <SPAN class=SpellE>ebay</SPAN> that =
measures to
the tenth of a gram (cost about $30) to precisely keep track of how =
much
weight you are taking off each hammer. You don’t want to take too =
much off
or your <SPAN class=SpellE>upweight</SPAN> will go too low and the =
action
will seem sluggish. <o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: =
Arial"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">The last =
Young
Chang I did reduced static down weight by 10+ grams (from 58-65 down =
to
around 50). I even took one lead weight out of each key to bring up =
the
weight up a little. That’s weight out of the hammer and lead =
weight out of
the key. All in all I took about 4+ lbs of weight out of the action =
(that
translates into inertial weight reduction) and the results were =
phenomenal.
The customer had some serious arthritis issues and I needed to make =
a
dramatic reduction.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: =
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<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">I still =
have a lot
to learn on balancing an action but I am really happy with what =
I’ve been
able to accomplish. My understanding is that if you don’t take any =
actual
weight out of the action you will not reduce the inertial weight, =
and that
is what really makes an action feel =
heavy.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in"><FONT =
face=Tahoma size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma">-----Original
Message-----<BR><B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: =
bold">From:</SPAN></B>
pianotech-bounces@ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org] =
<B><SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">On Behalf Of </SPAN></B>TOM =
DRISCOLL<BR><B><SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Sent:</SPAN></B> Tuesday, November 22, =
2005 7:41
PM<BR><B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">To:</SPAN></B>
Pianotech<BR><B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: =
bold">Subject:</SPAN></B> older
kawai whippen assist springs</SPAN></FONT></P>
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<DIV>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in"><FONT face=Arial =
size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: =
Arial">List,</SPAN></FONT><o:p></o:p></P></DIV>
<DIV>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in"><FONT face=Arial =
size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"> I'm =
servicing
an older (1970 ish) Kawai grand tomorrow with very heavy
touch.</SPAN></FONT><o:p></o:p></P></DIV>
<DIV>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in"><FONT face=Arial =
size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"> =
I'll be doing
the usual ,i.e. easing tight balance rail holes , key bushings, =
polish and
lube keypins , capstans, lube knuckles, rep levers, jacks ,
regulate----yada yada yada.</SPAN></FONT><o:p></o:p></P></DIV>
<DIV>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in"><FONT face=Arial =
size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">
</SPAN></FONT><o:p></o:p></P></DIV>
<DIV>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in"><FONT face=Arial =
size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"> My =
question
is about these whippen assist springs-- I'm prepared to experiment =
and
figure it out, but am wondering if anybody has some guidelines-tips =
for
regulating these.</SPAN></FONT><o:p></o:p></P></DIV>
<DIV>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in"><FONT face=Arial =
size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"> =
Thanks and
best wishes to all for a safe =
holiday.</SPAN></FONT><o:p></o:p></P></DIV>
<DIV>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in"><FONT face=Arial =
size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"> Tom =
Driscoll
RPT</SPAN></FONT><o:p></o:p></P></DIV>
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size=2><SPAN
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