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Moreover,
the
key
action mechanism 2 is
easily
reg-
ulated,
especially,
in the
adjusting
the
regulating
button
2m,
because the
repetition
lever
2q
is
pushed
up
over
the back check felt
through
the rotation of the
jack
2d
due
to
the
escape
without
any
contact
with the back
check
2g
for
allowing
the hammer
assembly
3
to
slightly
move
in the clockwise direction.
Therefore,
the
tuner
can
discriminate the
timing
when the hammer
assembly
3
being approached
to
the
string
4
by
the
jack slightly
returns
due
to
the
gap
G after
escape
of the
jack
2d,
and
the
tuner
can adjust
the distance between the hammer
head 3b and the
string
4 to
the
predetermined
value
at
that
timing.
Second Embodiment
Turning
to
Fig.
7
of the
drawings, a key
action mech-
anism
11
is
accompanied
with
a repetition
mechanism
12,
and the
key
action mechanism
11
and the
repetition
mechanism 12 form
parts
of
an upright piano embodying
the
present
invention.
Though
not
shown in
Fig.
7,
an
associated
key
is
staying
in the
rest
position,
and the
key
action mechanism
11
and the
repetition
mechanism
12 remain in
respective
initial
positions.
However,
the
upright piano implementing
the second embodiment is
only
different in the
structure
of the
repetition
mecha-
nism 12 from the first
embodiment,
and the other
com-
ponents
are
labeled with the
same
references
designat-
ing
the
corresponding
components
of the first embodi-
ment
without detailed
description.
In the
repetition
mechanism
12,
the rod member
2w,
the block member 2x and the
regulating screw 2y are
replaced
with
a
deformable rod member 12a.
However,
the other
component parts
are
similar
to
those of the first
embodiment,
and
are
labeled with the
same
references
without
any
detailed
description.
The deformable rod member 12a is bent
at
an
in-
termediate
portion,
and the
leading
end
portion
12b is
directed
at
angle
A with
respect
to
the boss
portion
1
2c.
In
a regulating, a
tuner
changes
the
angle
A,
and the
initial
position
of the
repetition
lever
2q
is
regulable.
The
upright piano implementing
the second embod-
iment achieves all the
advantages
of the first embodi-
ment.
Third Embodiment
Turning
to
Fig.
8 of the
drawings, a key
action mech-
anism 21 is
accompanied
with
a repetition
mechanism
22,
and the
key
action mechanism 21 and the
repetition
mechanism 22 form
parts
of
an upright piano embodying
the
present
invention.
Though
not
shown in
Fig.
8,
an
associated
key
is
staying
in the
rest
position,
and the
key
action mechanism 21 and the
repetition
mechanism
22 remain in
respective
initial
positions.
However,
the
upright piano-implementing
the third embodiment is
on-
ly
different in the
structure
of the
repetition
mechanism
22 from the first
embodiment,
and the other
components
are
labeled with the
same
references
designating
the
corresponding
components
of the first embodiment
without detailed
description.
In the
repetition
mechanism
22,
the rod member
2w,
5
the block member 2x and the
regulating screw 2y are
replaced
with
a
deformable rod member
22a,
and the
deformable rod member 22a is similar
to
the deformable
rod member 12a of the second embodiment.
Moreover,
the
repetition
lever
2q
is
replaced
with
a repetition
lever
10
22b,
and
a regulating screw
22c is
engaged
with the
right
end
portion
of the
repetition
lever 22b instead of
the
semi-spherical portion.
However,
the other
compo-
nent
parts
are
similar
to
those of the first
embodiment,
and
are
labeled with the
same
references without
any
is
detailed
description.
In
a regulating,
the
regulating screw
22c is screwed
into
or
out
of the
right
end
portion,
and,
after the
escape
of
jack
2d,
the
gap
between the head of the
screw
22c
and the back check felt is
regulated
to
an appropriate
20
value without
any
deformation of the rod 22a.
The
upright piano implementing
the third embodi-
ment
achieves all the
advantages
of the first embodi-
ment.
Turning
to
Fig.
9 of the
drawings, a key
action mech-
anism 31 is
accompanied
with
a repetition
mechanism
32,
and the
key
action mechanism 31 and the
repetition
mechanism 32 form
parts
of
an upright piano embodying
the
present
invention.
Though
not
shown in
Fig.
9,
an
associated
key
is
staying
in the
rest
position,
and the
key
action mechanism 31 and the
repetition
mechanism
32 remain in
respective
initial
positions.
The
upright pi-
ano implementing
the fourth embodiment is
only
differ-
ent
in the
structure
of the
repetition
mechanism 32 from
the first
embodiment,
and the other
components
are
la-
beled with the
same
references
designating
the
corre-
sponding
components
of the first embodiment without
detailed
description.
In the
repetition
mechanism
32,
the
repetition
lever
2q
is
replaced
with
a repetition
lever
32a,
and semi-
spherical portions
32b and 32c
are
formed in both end
portions
of the
repetition
lever 32a.
However,
the other
component parts
are
similar
to
those of the first embod-
iment,
and
are
labeled with the
same
references without
any
detailed
description.
The
semi-spherical portion
32b makes
sliding mo-
tion
on
the back check felt smooth.
Though
the rotation
range
of the
repetition
lever 32a
can
not
be
regulated,
the
height
of the
semi-spherical portion
32c is deter-
mined
to
an optimum
value.
Therefore,
there is
not
prob-
lem in
playing
characteristics.
The
upright piano implementing
the fourth embod-
iment achieves all the
advantages
of the first embodi-
ment.
Although particular
embodiments of the
present
in-
vention have been shown and
described,
it will be obvi-
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