Assembly Line?

Many hands were involved in adding lead weights to the keys. The weights will help the key return to its rest position. Here, Jessica draws a line down the center of the key lever.


Then the place for the hole is marked with an awl. A measuring stick was made to show the places for the weights. Each sharp key gets two weights and each natural gets one.
Here Angela drills the premarked places. As Norm Abrams says, "there is no more important safety rule than to wear these--safety glasses."
The drill press is set up so it will make a hole just the right depth. This must be a sharp.Dr. Parkins hammers the round lead weights into the key lever. If the weight is loose in the hole, the top of the lead is splayed out a bit to make it snug.



Roman continues the task.

The upper manual will also need this treatment.