<!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 6.00.2800.1458" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>The tool is wide enough to do 88 and = sometimes 85 depending on the cheeks you have.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>This tool is intended to do the full = keyboard, not a touch up tool.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>For touch up I use the spacer ( = 11" long ) of my voicing tray.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>BTW do you also use the heavy wire tool = to lift a short section of keys when inserting the split punchings?</FONT></DIV> <DIV>Joe Goss RPT<BR>Mother Goose Tools<BR><A href="mailto:imatunr@srvinet.com">imatunr@srvinet.com</A><BR><A href="http://www.mothergoosetools.com">www.mothergoosetools.com</A></DI= V> <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=quentin.codevelle@tiscali.fr href="mailto:quentin.codevelle@tiscali.fr">Quentin Codevelle</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> Monday, November 22, 2004 = 9:09 AM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> (no subject)</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Hey Joe (ok, this was an easy joke = too make... ;-)</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Are the photos on your website = reflecting the exact size of the levelling device, or is it just for presentation?</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Because on the photos, the levelling = is done on a sample of a keyboard (probably 2 octaves).</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>How long is the levelling edge? Can = you level the entire keyboard without moving the edge from one section of the = keyboard to another?</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>BTW, you were talking about back = check leads.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>According to you, is it better to = regulate the keyboard height with the action screwed on the keyboard, and with = inserting cut(with scissors)-balance rail punchings?</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>When I have to do an entire levelling = on a grand, I put leads on the back checks and regulate the keyboard in the piano, = with my Yamaha straight edge. </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>But when there are only a few = modifications to make to the levelling, I simply cut one side of the punchings I have = to add with scissors, and insert it while lifting the keys and the felt = punching at the same time.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial = size=2>Quentin</FONT></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>