KS 33: Mason A Regulating - First Pass

KS 33: Mason A Regulating - First Pass

Hammers hung, parts prepped, and action assembled, the regulation must begin with a serious hammerline touchup! A combination of new capstans turned in at speed, wippens with two heights of heels, and other variables produces what you see in the lead photo. For key leveling, all shanks must be off their cushions, lost motion eliminated and the overly-lofted brought into a semblance of order. Keysteps under notes #1 and #88 (set to spec in the piano) support the WNG Key Level Stick for naturals, and Rocke Sharp Leveling Blocks on these two keys support it for sharps. The second step of the blocks...
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KS 32: New Hammers for the Mason

KS 32: New Hammers for the Mason

This week, I will share a little real-time shift in my hammer prep for hammer hanging. I still measure the distance from strike to hammer center at ends of sections and translate that to a cutoff line on the tails. When cut, the overall hammer length will then include 1 inch tails throughout the scale and custom bore lengths. Apart from reducing compromise in the regulation, this makes for one boring setup for all hammers, modified only by angle of bore. And the bore entry is set by...
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