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tMargin=7 topMargin=7 rightMargin=7>I rarely run into this proble=
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Original message<BR>From: "David Ilvedson" <ILVEY@SBCGLOBAL.NET><BR>To:=
pianotech@ptg.org<BR>Received: 3/1/2006 4:32:03 PM<BR>Subject: RE: Upr=
ight Action mounting pins<BR><BR>
<P align=left>I don't know about the question...but your business sho=
uld be "Tunasaurus Rex"....;-]<BR><BR>David Ilvedson, RPT<BR>Pacifica, =
California<BR><BR><BR><BR></P>
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x; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 3px solid; PADDING-TOP: 5px">Original message<B=
R>From: Teslaspark@aol.com<BR>To: pianotech@ptg.org<BR>Received: 3/1/20=
06 8:14:51 AM<BR>Subject: Upright Action mounting pins<BR><BR></DIV><FO=
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face=Arial color=#000000>Hi, group!</FONT></DIV>
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x; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 3px solid; PADDING-TOP: 5px"><FONT face=Arial=
color=#000000>My name is Rex Burrus from Chicago and I'm new to the =
list and recently new to piano technology having been indoctrinated by =
classes of a local mentor and taken under the wings of the Chicago PTG =
chapter early in 2005. I've been tuning mainly, but also work the=
technology angle of pianos, plus work on players for all of one year n=
ow.</FONT></DIV>
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x; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 3px solid; PADDING-TOP: 5px"><FONT face=Arial=
color=#000000>Now for my juicy question du jur...</FONT></DIV>
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x; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 3px solid; PADDING-TOP: 5px"><FONT face=Arial=
color=#000000>I have on two occasions come to wonder about action mo=
unting in an upright. In both cases, I have found the action to b=
e somewhat ajar and not even settled upon the mounting pins in the keyb=
ed which have made these pianos play lousy. The one piano was com=
pletely cured simply by repositioning the action properly and the custo=
mer was so overjoyed that I made extra money on that tuning. On m=
y current project, I found that the action is not properly resting on a=
ll the mounting pins. In fact the middle two pins are not even in=
contact with the wells in the action supports. These pins are th=
readed and squared so that turning them moves the mounting pins up and =
down in the keybed. I suspect that at another time, some "tooner"=
ran into trouble seating the action and at a minimum raised the treble=
end as the treble hammers were striking the v-bar and making no sound.=
So, minimally, I'll lower the far upper mounting pin and this sh=
ould cause all mountings to fall into proper alignment. Intellect=
ually, I'm wondering overall what any procedure might be to precisely l=
ocate an action using these mounting pins. I understand that rais=
ing or lowering the action changes the striking point of the hammers on=
the speaking length of the wires, so I'm curious as to how the strikin=
g point is found or if there are any good references on this, and what =
might be a proper procedure for adjusting (regulating?) the mounting pi=
ns in the keybed of an upright? Is this a factory only adjustment=
?</FONT></DIV>
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color=#000000>Thanx!</FONT></DIV>
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ONT color=#000000>PIANO TUNING by REX!<BR></FONT></B><FONT color=#0=
00000>Repairs and adjustments, also.</FONT><B><BR><FONT color=#000000=
>(708) 418-0750<BR></FONT></FONT><FONT lang=0 face="Trebuchet MS" c=
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