Player Piano Keys Don't Move
By Phil Dayson
Here are a few more details about my previous posting about making
the keys move. I agree that rubber bands are not a particularly good
solution. That is why on my second piano I used a small clamp and loop
of thread to couple the key tail to the whippen. Here are some details
of that approach. I am afraid I don't have any photos since my piano
was done many years ago.
On the Duo-Art at each key tail there is a metal rod on which is
threaded a wooden dowel. This acts as the key capstan. I fabricated
a little clamp by taking the metal from inside of an ordinary electrical
terminal block and cutting it in half. I effectively made a little
metal ring with a clamping screw sticking out one side. I slid this
over the metal rod of the key capstan, after, of course, removing the
threaded wooden dowel.
I now ran a loop of thread over the whippen and the screw sticking out
of the new little clamp. I adjusted the location of the clamp to just
allow a tiny bit of lost motion between the key and the whippen The
keys now moved as the piano is played.
I hope this makes things a bit clearer.
Phil Dayson
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