<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD><TITLE>Re: Vertical Damper Regulation</TITLE> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; = charset=iso-8859-1"> <STYLE type=text/css>BLOCKQUOTE { PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px } DL { PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px } UL { PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px } OL { PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px } LI { PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px } </STYLE> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2800.1106" name=GENERATOR></HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Or maybe WE should count our blessings = you didn't choose to be a surgeon.  :-)</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Barbara Richmond</FONT></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=mfarrel2@tampabay.rr.com href="mailto:mfarrel2@tampabay.rr.com">Farrell</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> Thursday, January 29, = 2004 7:02 AM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: Vertical Damper Regulation</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Hi Jon,</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Sounds good, but here still, one has = to weave the Hart spring tool through the tangle of butt springs (although that = might be easier than the regular damper wire regulating tool) - how to do = that without mangling things - or should I just count my blessings that I = did not choose to be a surgeon?</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Terry Farrell</FONT></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=ralinoj@muohio.edu href="mailto:ralinoj@muohio.edu">Jon = Ralinovsky</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> Thursday, January 29, = 2004 10:35 AM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: Vertical Damper Regulation</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV>Hi Terry,</DIV> <DIV>I've used my Hart spring regulation tool to adjust upright = damper wires - either pushing or pulling on the damper head while carrying out = the opposite motion with the tool.  For a better description, see = the  PACE upright regulation manual.</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV>Respectfully,</DIV> <DIV>Jon</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE cite="" type="cite"><FONT face=Arial>Did a full = damper regulation on a little trashy 1985 Conn console yesterday = (first time on an existing action - I've done it several times as part of an = action rebuild - way easier when you are starting from scratch). I'm so = proud of myself! I think it would be easier to design a new piano! It was a = teacher's piano and she said that the dampers had never = worked right - jeez-oh-petes - when depressing the sustain pedal, the bass = dampers were an inch off the strings before the treble dampers lifted, and on = most notes, the spoon engaged the damper lever right at the start of = the key stroke - she also commented that the action was heavy. I know I = didn't get it to concert-level accuracy, but the whole system ended up pretty = darn functional and in the right ballpark. She gave it a try afterwards = and remarked that it was now doing what it should.</FONT></BLOCKQUOTE> <BLOCKQUOTE cite="" type="cite"> </BLOCKQUOTE> <BLOCKQUOTE cite="" type="cite"><FONT face=Arial>My question = is this: how does one go about bending damper-head wires = on verticals without trashing the hammer-butt springs - not that I disturbed a = single one of course - but I can see the potential to do = that.   ;-)</FONT></BLOCKQUOTE> <BLOCKQUOTE cite="" type="cite"> </BLOCKQUOTE> <BLOCKQUOTE cite="" type="cite"><FONT face=Arial>Terry Farrell</FONT></BLOCKQUOTE> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV><X-SIGSEP><PRE>-- </PRE></X-SIGSEP> <DIV>Jon Ralinovsky<BR>Piano Technician<BR>Department of = Music<BR>Miami = University<BR>513/529-6548</DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>