37 steps

[Paul T Williams]

Yes, LaRoy is a great guy!  He did a seminar in Seattle years ago where he 
gave me the 37 step book.  I reference it every once in a while to check 
myself.  Another tech (unfortunately, I don't remember who) told me to 
think of regulating, tuning, restringing, etc as a spiral....continually 
circling in to "perfection".  He called it a circle of refinement.

Paul




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I've been to the Little Red School House (1986).  They taught regulating 
in cycles.  Just listing these "steps" doesn't tell you the whole story. 
Besides tightening the screws, I was taught <there> that the three things 
you need before you start to regulate in earnest is blow distance, some 
drop and and the repetition springs need enough strength to make the 
hammers rise when released slowly out of check.  Sometimes it takes a 
little work to get to that point!  LaRoy Edwards is soft spoken, but has a 
wonderful sense of humor.  The information he's shared (and I was willing 
to listen to) is largely why I've been a successful technician.
 
Barbara Richmond, RPT
near Peoria, Illinois
----- Original Message ----- 
From: Alan Barnard 
To: pianotech at ptg.org 
Sent: Tuesday, January 29, 2008 7:48 PM
Subject: Re: 37 steps

I concur. Actually, Potter (The Randy Potter School of Witchcraft and 
Piano Technology) does nicely stress the importance of, how shall we say, 
cyclical adjustments, i.e., going back to previous steps at certain 
points. Don Mannino, Roger Jolly (where's he been lately?), and others 
also stress this in their classes.

Alan Barnard
Salem, MO

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From: "David Andersen" 
To: l-bartlett at sbcglobal.net, "Pianotech List" 
Received: 1/29/2008 4:45:01 PM
Subject: Re: 37 steps


On Jan 29, 2008, at 2:15 PM, Leslie Bartlett wrote:

 It's not really so different than Potter or Reblitz.

I don't know about Potter or Reblitz, but if you regulate according to the 
Yamaha 37 steps you'll have some problems. Spring strength affects almost 
every other regulation point; if you don't do it very precisely first, and 
then refine it later on, thing will change, and not for the better; wrong 
spring strength (too little or too much) will blur and confuse the feeling 
of the other precise regulation protocols.

Blow distance, some aftertouch, then spring strength. Foist and fawmost, 
kiddies. Balance is the key.

xoDA

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