<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; = charset=iso-8859-1"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2900.2180" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY id=role_body style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #000000; = FONT-FAMILY: Arial" bottomMargin=7 bgColor=#ffffff leftMargin=7 topMargin=7 = rightMargin=7> <DIV>Oh yes, the drop adjustment. How could I not forget to mention that = configuration. The flange must be removed in order to turn the drop = screw, which resembles marine/boat cleat. Due to the size and configuration of the = cleat there you are left with a choice of 1/2 turns or full turns. No .001" adjustments with this design.</DIV> <DIV>And how about the clever thing they did with jack position = screw/button. One has to squeezes his/her fingers between the neighboring wippens to = reach down and turn the button by hand...there are no screw heads = protruding to use a conventional drop screw driver.</DIV> <DIV>And the list goes on and on interesting little things that they did = elongate the regulating process 10 fold.</DIV> <DIV>Tom Servinsky</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=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> Friday, February 10, 2006 = 11:00 PM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: 1885 Erard action photos</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV><FONT id=role_document face=Arial color=#000000 = size=2> <DIV> <DIV> <DIV>Cy,</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>I've worked on one of these, and it is interesting.  The = frontchecks and the underdamper setup are kind of cool.  I couldn't figure = out how to get the drop dialed in very precisely.  Rep springs are long and = odd shaped and make you long nostalgically for something a bit more familiar!</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>I sent out some photos around a year ago, and I can resend them = to you if you'd like.  The case is amazing!</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Dave Stahl</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>In a message dated 2/10/2006 7:15:34 P.M. Pacific Standard Time, tompiano@bellsouth.net writes:</DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: blue 2px = solid"><FONT style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" face=Arial color=#000000 = size=2>Cy,<BR>Actually, front checks. I have the identical action = on our Erard.<BR>Tom Servinsky<BR>----- Original Message ----- <BR>From: = "Cy Shuster" <cy@shusterpiano.com><BR>To: "Pianotech" <pianotech@ptg.org><BR>Sent: Friday, February 10, 2006 4:18 PM<BR>Subject: 1885 Erard action = photos<BR></FONT></BLOCKQUOTE></DIV> <DIV></DIV></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT lang=0 face=Arial size=2 PTSIZE="10" = FAMILY="SANSSERIF">Dave Stahl<BR><BR>Dave Stahl Piano Service<BR>650-224-3560<U><BR><A = href="http://www.dstahlpiano.net/">http://dstahlpiano.net/</A></U></FON= T></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></FONT></BODY></HTML>