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<DIV>Far flung friends and fellow techs,</DIV>
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<DIV>One nice thing about doing occasional store work is that there are lots=
of
guinea pigs to try things out on before I do it in a customer's home.
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<DIV>Yesterday the manager of one of my store accounts said he had a custome=
r
who loved the Seiler 186, but the touch was a tad too heavy for her
tastes. I suggested the least invasive procedure I could think of--rai=
sing
the point of damper lift. He said okay.</DIV>
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<DIV>I regulated the dampers by loosening all the wire block screws and lowe=
ring
the wires, using the tray(raised to the proper point) as a guide. =
I
brought the lift point to where the hammer was about 2/3 of the way to the
string. To the touch, it felt like lift was beginning just before
letoff.</DIV>
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<DIV>I fine regulated them by adjusting the capstans. (still does=
n't
look quite as good as a Seiler factory job, but it's not bad at all).</DIV>
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<DIV>Also needing regulation were:</DIV>
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<DIV>The pedal rod</DIV>
<DIV>The trap-stop capstan(what DO you call that, anyway?)</DIV>
<DIV>The damper upstop rail</DIV>
<DIV>The sostenuto rod</DIV>
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<DIV>In the end, the touch weight was around 5 grams lighter, possibly a tad=
more. It felt quite good, and all of the dampers had plenty of
clearance.</DIV>
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<DIV>Would regulating spoons or capstans be far more difficult or offer othe=
r
pitfalls?</DIV>
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<DIV>This was my first experience with this particular job, and it cam=
e
out pretty well, but I'd certainly appreciate any suggestions from those of =
you
who have more experience doing this.</DIV>
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<DIV>Thanks,</DIV>
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<DIV>Dave (back on the list after being glued to the Tour de France)</DIV>
<DIV>Stahl</DIV>
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