Hand feeling for glue drips and debris on backrail of keybed.

KS 3: Shape of the Keybed

Shape of the Keybed:

Bedding is the foundation of a grand regulation and piano manufacturers put a lot of effort into providing a flat, stable surface on which to construct this foundation. But keybeds, as they age, go through whatever extremes of humidity come their way, whatever neglect happens over time, and whatever unlooked for additions get deposited.

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KS 2: Concerning Dags and the Return Spring

KS 2: Concerning Dags and the Return Spring

Concerning Dags and the Return Spring:

First, consider the dag at the back of the keybed (pronounced dog, as in bench dog, thank you David Hughes). Blue painter's tape (useful for not leaving a residue when removed) secures front punchings cut to fit vertically under the overhang and selected to stop the action at the same spot as the cheekblocks. 

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