Hi folks. From the many threads on hammer rake angle I find little or nothing on a question that popped up a couple days ago and thought I would put it to you all. Look away from the action itself for a moment and consider the angle between the vertical hammer and horizontal string plane. Assuming for a moment that the hammer will deliver its full potential to whatever it hits when it contacts in absolute vertical position, what happens to the acceptance of this potential from the strings perspective if the string is not in perfect perpendicular to the hammer ? If the string plane is tilted so that the bridge end is a bit high... does a larger pulse get delivered in that direction then if the string is perpendicular ? Asked another way, if string and hammer are perpendicular does the hammers potential get evenly delivered in both directions and not if not perpendicular ? And what happens to the shape of the pulse delivered in the different cases, and what affect does this have on the end sound we hear ? Anyone have info directly addressing these or have any thoughts on the matter I'd appreciate hearing them Cheers RicB
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