[CAUT] Hammer Alignment

[Paul Williams RPT]

I agree, if wound on all the same direction, they may "release" in their 
drying time. try on a few samples gluing one in one direction and the 
neighbor in the other direction (spinning that is.) and see in 72 hours 
minimum where they have settled.  Be accurate in the exact boring, hammer 
size, etc.  You may have your answer...

Paul T. Williams RPT
pno2nr at whidbey.com
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Joe And Penny Goss" <imatunr at srvinet.com>
To: <ilvey at sbcglobal.net>; "College and University Technicians" 
<caut at ptg.org>
Sent: Sunday, March 26, 2006 9:44 AM
Subject: Re: [CAUT] Hammer Alignment


> Spin them the other way <g>
> Joe Goss RPT
> Mother Goose Tools
> imatunr at srvinet.com
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> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "David Ilvedson" <ilvey at sbcglobal.net>
> To: <caut at ptg.org>
> Sent: Sunday, March 26, 2006 10:15 AM
> Subject: Re: [CAUT] Hammer Alignment
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>> Which way do you spin the hammers on?...possibly it is a left over 
>> kinetic
> energy finally being released...;-]   Don't spin them on so fast...;-]
>>
>> David Ilvedson, RPT
>> Pacifica, California
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>>
>> ----- Original message ----------------------------------------
>> From: "Jon Page" <jonpage at comcast.net>
>> To: caut at ptg.org
>> Received: 3/26/2006 5:02:15 AM
>> Subject: [CAUT] Hammer Alignment
>>
>>
>> >Is it just me or am I crazy but I've noticed a misalignment
>> >of hammers after a year or two.  By this I mean that the
>> >hammer has leaned towards the treble such that it requires
>> >re-setting.  Angled too much for burn-in.
>>
>> >Could it be that the shanks develop a twist, warping
>> >in a clockwise rotation as viewed from the front?
>> >Gravitation whiplash from the rotation of the earth?
>>
>> >The travel is not the culprit. When installed, they were dead on.
>> >I've noticed this developing more so on Renner shanks than Abel.
>> >It's disconcerting to find your laborious efforts gone astray.
>>
>> >They're not bored off center. I can't recall ever finding
>> >ones that leaned counter-clockwise.  Oddly enough,
>> >the bass doesn't seem to exhibit this phenomenon.
>>
>> >A newish M needs most of the top two treble sections reset.
>> >Yesterday I reset at least a dozen on an L which had new h/s/f
>> >three years ago.
>>
>> >One could past it off as a poorly hung set
>> >but I know that was not the case.
>> >-- 
>>
>> >Regards,
>>
>> >Jon Page
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