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...
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KS 28: Gauging the Plan - Part 2
So next, the worn backchecks come out and new backchecks go in. WNG backchecks are very height-sensitive with their checking surface abbreviated for better clearance and closer-to-string catching. To determine their optimum...
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KS 27: Gauging the Plan - Part 1
The ideal is to have this 1930 Mason & Hamlin A play as if it were new. With this in mind, which parts and materials can be kept? Which are...
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KS 25: Further Discretionary Prep
Wippen rest cushion (or alternative rest rail) assists return-from-strike reset of hammer, key, and wippen by limiting downward travel of shank and bouncing it back into position. Maintaining about a shank's diameter of...
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KS 24: Regulate Samples / Additional Prep?
This week, I will touch on the importance of regulation sampling and the possibility of further preparation steps based on what you find. Geometry may need tweaking if normal aftertouch requires too...
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KS 23: Hammer Prep On-Rail and Verticality
Whether or not hammers received off-rail prep, on-rail prep comes next. This will include solving overly loose pinning if present (the overly tight having been solved before bedding and sampling). Support shanks with...
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KS 22: Key Steps Index
Key Steps for Grand Regulating (KS) began as slideshow photos for a class. Here is an index of the Key Step blog postings so far: New Offering in the Offing Concerning Dags and...
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KS 21: Hammer Prepping Off-Rail and Pinning
Hammer Prep Off-Rail and Pinning: Now, prep hammers (and wippens if needed). New parts might be considered here, a subject for another day. Same with new materials, rebushing, and other...
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KS 20: Key Leveling on the Bench
Key Leveling on the Bench: In the piano, we made 1 and 88 leveling samples first (where case parts are at hand to consult) and then turned up their Keysteps to...
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KS 19: Recording Spacing Scale and Strike Heights
Recording Spacing Scale and Strike Heights: Setup now complete, record the hammer spacing scale and template heights at strike. The hammer spacing scale comes from the spacing of strings along...
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