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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=blue face="Comic Sans =
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style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:blue'>Thank =
you for
the idea.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=blue face="Comic Sans =
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style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans =
MS";color:blue'>Another idea
that might work is these new flexible magnetic strips that one can find =
in most
hardware stores. They’re about an eighth of an inch =
thick. Just stick them to
the strings at the hammer-strike points. Then, regulate the =
let-off so that
the hammers just press lightly on the magnetic =
strip.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=blue face="Comic Sans =
MS"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans =
MS";color:blue'>I’ve found that
this works even in the bass section. These magnetic strips can be =
cut to
whatever length you like.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=blue face="Comic Sans =
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style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:blue'>J R =
W<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 face=Tahoma><span =
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pianotech-bounces@ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org] <b><span
style='font-weight:bold'>On Behalf Of </span></b>Piannaman@aol.com<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> Thursday, <st1:date
Year="2006" Day="12" Month="1" ls="trans" w:st="on">January =
12, 2006</st1:date>
<st1:time Minute="26" Hour="20" w:st="on">8:26 PM</st1:time><br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b> pianotech@ptg.org<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> Upright let-off =
jig</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span =
style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>I'm sure someone's thought of this
before, so forgive me if my idea is =
unoriginal!<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span =
style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>For those of you who use Bill =
Spurlock's
grand letoff jig, this should sound familiar. Every upright has a =
built
in let-off jig: the hammer rail. Today I was playing with a
Hallet-Davis (Pearl River version) that's about 3 years old. It =
needed
let-off regulation in a bad way, so I experimented with the hammer rest
rail. On this particular piano, I could push it far enough forward =
so the
hammers were close to the strings, even ON the strings. Some =
pianos
won't allow for that much movement, but this one did. =
<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span =
style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>I set a some samples for letoff, =
then
pushed the rail forward to the point where those hammers would wink =
when I
depressed the key. I blocked the rail so it stayed there,
then adjusted the let-off to make the hammers wink. =
Worked
like a charm. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span =
style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>Pianos that won't allow for such =
free
motion of the hammer rail may require something to clamp onto the rail =
for the
shanks to rest on--the Spurlock jig comes immediately to =
mind.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span =
style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>Hope this helps someone in some =
small
way!<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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PTSIZE=10><span =
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Stahl<br>
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Dave Stahl Piano Service<br>
650-224-3560<u><br>
<a =
href="http://www.dstahlpiano.net/">http://dstahlpiano.net/</a></u><o:p>=
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