No. ----- Original Message ----- From: "David Ilvedson" <ilvey at sbcglobal.net> To: <caut at ptg.org> Sent: Sunday, October 18, 2009 7:08 PM Subject: Re: [CAUT] Bechstein model B tuning stability >I remember Dan's article and the photo of the hammer. Seems rather >large...does it break down for transport? > > David Ilvedson, RPT > Pacifica, CA 94044 > > ----- Original message ---------------------------------------- > From: "Fred Sturm" <fssturm at unm.edu> > To: caut at ptg.org > Received: 10/18/2009 2:51:00 PM > Subject: Re: [CAUT] Bechstein model B tuning stability > > >>On Oct 18, 2009, at 11:07 AM, Ed Sutton wrote: > >>> Fred- >>> >>> The point of Dan Levitan's over-the-stretcher lever is not to >>> "eliminate flagpoling." The point is to eliminate unintentional >>> flagpoling. You are free to control flagpoling in all directions, >>> with or witout rotational forces. >>> >>> In a standard tuning lever, whenever you apply rotational force, you >>> are also applying a certain amount of tilting force, proportional to >>> the "rise" of the handle from the pin in the block, in the direction >>> you are pushing the handle to rotate the pin. >>> >>> In Dan's over-the-stretcher lever, there is no rise, so if you >>> rotate, you only rotate. But you are also free to tilt the pin in >>> any direction, intentionally, not accidentally. It's not at odds >>> with your approach, it's a more controllable version of your approach. >>> >>> Ed >> OK, fair enough. I "eliminate" the undesired tilt from the equation >>by using a 12 o'clock position (11 to 1, to be precise), meaning the >>tilt is at very close to 90 degrees from the string, and has minimal >>effect on the string. That works well for me. Dan's design is >>intriguing, but would require a major re-learning of technique. Which >>is not necessarily a bad thing. Sometimes starting again from scratch >>is a good way to leave bad habits behind. Dan's design also >>essentially requires the hammer be in line with the string, for >>geometrical reasons (though 6 o'clock instead of 12 for a grand). So >>the technique would be the same - lean the pin towards or away from >>the string for the given purpose. >>Regards, >>Fred Sturm >>University of New Mexico >>fssturm at unm.edu > > > > >
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