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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span =
style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>With the key.<span
style='mso-spacerun:yes'>  </span><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span =
style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></font></p>

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<p><font size=2 color=navy face="Times New Roman"><span =
style='font-size:10.0pt;
color:navy;mso-no-proof:yes'>David Love<br>
</span></font><st1:PersonName><font size=2 color=navy><span =
style='font-size:
 =
10.0pt;color:navy;mso-no-proof:yes'>davidlovepianos@comcast.net</span></f=
ont></st1:PersonName><font
size=2 color=navy><span =
style='font-size:10.0pt;color:navy;mso-no-proof:yes'> =
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=2 =
face=Tahoma><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'>-----Original =
Message-----<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>From:</span></b> =
pianotech-bounces@ptg.org
[mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org] <b><span =
style='font-weight:bold'>On Behalf
Of </span></b><span class=GramE>jason</span> kanter<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> Tuesday, February =
01, 2005
11:36 AM<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b> Pianotech<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> RE: Let-off in =
piano</span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=3 =
face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></font></p>

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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=2 =
color=blue
face="Trebuchet MS"><span =
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS";
color:blue'>&quot;</span></font><font size=2 color=navy =
face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Push the hammers =
up until
they block</span></font><font size=2 color=blue face="Trebuchet =
MS"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS";color:blue'>&quot;. =
How?
With the key?</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>

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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=2 =
color=blue
face="Trebuchet MS"><span =
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS";
color:blue'>-Jason</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>

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<p class=MsoNormal =
style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:
12.0pt;margin-left:.5in'><font size=2 face=Tahoma><span =
style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Tahoma'>-----Original Message-----<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>From:</span></b> =
pianotech-bounces@ptg.org
[mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org]<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>On =
Behalf
Of </span></b>David Love<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> Tuesday, February =
01, 2005
11:19 AM<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b> 'Pianotech'<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> RE: Let-off in =
piano</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=2 =
color=navy face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Get some =
magnetic sign
material and cut it into 1&#8221; wide strips by 12&#8221; long or =
so.<span
style='mso-spacerun:yes'>  </span>Two strips stacked on top of each =
other
equals about 1/16&#8221; depending on the material.<span
style='mso-spacerun:yes'>  </span>Attach it to the underside of the =
strings
right above the hammer line.<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'>  =
</span>Push the
hammers up until the block and adjust the let off buttons until you can =
just
feel the jack brushing the knuckle.<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'>  =
</span>By
feel you can adjust the top treble slightly closer than the low =
tenor.<span
style='mso-spacerun:yes'>  </span>Pull the action out slightly and =
adjust the
bass visually as the material doesn&#8217;t stick that well to the bass
strings.<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'>  =
</span><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=2 =
color=navy face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>=
</span></font></p>

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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.0in'><font size=2 =
color=navy
face="Times New Roman"><span =
style='font-size:10.0pt;color:navy;mso-no-proof:
yes'>David Love<br>
</span></font><span style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span><o:p></o:p></p>

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<p class=MsoNormal =
style='margin-left:1.0in;background:#E4E4E4'><b><font
size=2 face=Arial><span =
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:
bold'>From:</span></font></b><font size=2 face=Arial><span =
style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial'> <a href="mailto:jkanter@rollingball.com"
title="jkanter@rollingball.com">jason kanter</a> =
<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.0in'><b><font size=2 =
face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'>To:</span><=
/font></b><font
size=2 face=Arial><span =
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'> <a
href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org" =
title="pianotech@ptg.org">Pianotech</a> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.0in'><b><font size=2 =
face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span=
></font></b><font
size=2 face=Arial><span =
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'> </span></font><st1:date
Year="2005" Day="1" Month="2"><font size=2 face=Arial><span =
style='font-size:
 10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Tuesday, February 01, =
2005</span></font></st1:date><font
size=2 face=Arial><span =
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'> </span></font><st1:time
Minute="0" Hour="10"><font size=2 face=Arial><span =
style='font-size:10.0pt;
 font-family:Arial'>10:00 AM</span></font></st1:time><font size=2 =
face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p=
>

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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.0in'><b><font size=2 =
face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'>Subject:</s=
pan></font></b><font
size=2 face=Arial><span =
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'> Let-off in
piano<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.0in'><font size=3 =
face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></font></p>

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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.0in'><font size=2 =
color=teal
face="Trebuchet MS"><span =
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS";
color:teal'>Just reading David Nereson's post about the old Blüthner =
he takes
care of. He comments: &quot;Can't regulate let-off in the piano -- no =
way to
get at the regulating screws.&quot;</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>

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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.0in'><font size=3 =
face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'>&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.0in'><font size=2 =
color=teal
face="Trebuchet MS"><span =
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS";
color:teal'>Which brings up an important point for me. How DO you =
regulate
hammer height and letoff in the grand piano? The method I learned is: =
Pull the
action, measure string height at the extremes of each section using a =
string
height gauge and a busines card; put the action on a nice, firm, flat =
surface
(I know that this is the place where errors creep in, if the keybed and =
the
work surface are not both quite flat); use a contraption to simulate =
string
height; and regulate hammer height, letoff, checking, drop, =
etc&nbsp;outside
the piano.</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>

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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.0in'><font size=3 =
face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'>&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.0in'><font size=2 =
color=teal
face="Trebuchet MS"><span =
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS";
color:teal'>In some situations I have had to do an on-site regulation =
where
there is no good, flat surface for the action, so I've tried to do it in =
the
piano. I can't see how you can do a good job with it. Feeding a hammer =
blow
gauge through the dampers, turning it 90 degrees and pulling it gently =
up to
contact the undersurface of the string, and holding it there while =
trying to
get an eyeball on the hammer surface from the front of the piano and =
using the
other hand to regulate the capstan ... difficult enough to do samples =
but what
a challenge to do them all that way. Very hard to get a good line of =
sight over
the hammer flange under the pinblock. So I have resorted to =
approximating,
measuring only a few, pulling the action into my lap and eyeballing the
tweeners. I *know* the results are not as good as what I could do on a =
good
bench.</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>

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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.0in'><font size=3 =
face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'>&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.0in'><font size=2 =
color=teal
face="Trebuchet MS"><span =
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS";
color:teal'>Same issue for letoff, and same for backcheck. No doubt you =
more
experienced folks have developed fast, efficient, easy ways to do this. =
Please
enlighten.</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>

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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.0in'><font size=3 =
face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'>&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.0in'><font size=2 =
color=teal
face="Trebuchet MS"><span =
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS";
color:teal'>Does Bill Spurlock's description sound like what any of you =
do?
&quot;</span></font><font size=2 color=black face="Trebuchet =
MS"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet =
MS";color:black'>hunching over
the stretcher, peering past the dampers and through the strings to judge
let-off distance, then looking under the pinblock to place the tool on =
the
adjusting screw, then leaning forward again to watch as you make the
adjustment. All the while you must &quot;squeeze&quot; the key gradually =
to
slow hammer movement enough that you can accurately see the let-off
point.&quot;</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>

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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.0in'><font size=3 =
face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'>&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.0in'><font size=2 =
face="Arial Narrow"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial Narrow"'>| |&nbsp;&nbsp; | =
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.0in'><font size=2 =
face="Trebuchet MS"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS"'>Jason Kanter . =
piano tuning
regulation repair</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>

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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.0in'><font size=2 =
face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt'><a =
href="mailto:jkanter@rollingball.com"><font
face="Trebuchet MS"><span style='font-family:"Trebuchet =
MS"'>jkanter@rollingball.com</span></font></a></span></font><font
size=2 face="Trebuchet MS"><span =
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS"'>
. cell 425 830 1561</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>

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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.0in'><font size=2 =
face="Trebuchet MS"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS"'>serving&nbsp;the
eastside&nbsp;and the san juans</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>

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