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by Marty Dinerstein - Secretary The April meeting of Nassau PTG was held on April 10, 2001 at the Church in Baldwin. Minutes of previous meeting were accepted as amended. Paul Keogler gave a treasurer's report.We received a check from the home office which was deposited. We had Robert Eccardt, our newsletter editor, in attendance as a guest and George Mandel, a friend of Paul Eccardt our president. It was reported that Mike Slavin got our deposit back from our chapter's holiday party. Our current slate of officers, Paul Eccardt - President, Mike Slavin - V.P., Marty Dinerstein - Secretary, and Paul Keogler, Treasurer, were elected by acclamation and they agreed to serve. It was reported that Charles Newman applied for membership. We agreed that he must attend at least one meeting in spite of his work schedule for the chapter to meet him before he can be accepted. Our pre-summer party will be on June 12, 2001 at 7 PM at
Santoli's Restaurant
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their phone is 718-268-0737. The cost is $29 per person and you must send checks to:
Paul Keogler
Dancing Ivories
11 Washington Avenue
Bay Shore, NY 11706
Technical:
Our technical was by our president Paul Eccardt. He explained some of the techniques that he uses in grand regulation. He stressed making proper preparation. He measures key dip and string height before removing the action. He adjusts his work table to the same specifications using shims and uses a glass sheet to keep the table even. The fallboard and keyslip are lubricated if necessary and graphite is used to lubricate key bushings. Bushings are replaced if needed, and balance rail holes are checked for ease. He needles the bushings to tighten them. Key dip is adjusted, keys are squared and leveled. The travel is checked and adjusted between sharps and naturals. Screws are tightened and the shanks are aligned. Hammer travel is adjusted forward and back and they are filed if necessary. Knuckles are filed , wippens are spaced and adjusted. Capstans and jacks are adjusted. Let-off and drop are adjusted. Backchecks are adjusted to align with hammers. Springs are adjusted and the process is repeated to check it.
This method, according to Paul, gives excellent results in a relatively short time. We thank Paul for his excellent oral and video technical.