The V-bar should have a curve to it. It's just that they sometimes got the curve wrong and sometimes they put the whole thing in the wrong place. In these cases we have to set the hammers in or out to compensate. The exact hammer strike point is not all that critical from the bass through the tenor. It becomes increasingly critical from the top of the tenor section up to C-88. ddf Delwin D Fandrich Piano Design & Fabrication 6939 Foothill Court SW, Olympia, Washington 98512 USA Phone 360.515.0119 Cell 360.388.6525 del at fandrichpiano.com ddfandrich at gmail.com -----Original Message----- From: caut-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:caut-bounces at ptg.org] On Behalf Of Rob Loomis Sent: Friday, September 14, 2012 9:35 AM To: caut at ptg.org Subject: Re: [CAUT] 70's St. B strike point I understand that the strike 'line' in this piano should probably be an arc. The capo certainly is. Referencing a straight line from note # 52 - #88 - the capo arcs out 10 mm. at note #69. It's the placement of note #72 that I'm really searching for. I have the WN&G tool and I've moved the hammers in and out to find the right spot. My ear agrees with their tool. Assuming I bore as usual and don't rake the hammers, if I were to hang hammers #72 & #88 = 5 1/8" out from the flange center, put in the bass end block, then pull the treble end of the keyframe out until #72 is correct, then the treble end of the keyframe is 6 mm. proximal of the proximal edge of the keybed and hammer #88 is 2mm. closer to the capo than it should be. Any guidance? many thanks! Rob Loomis On Sep 14, 2012, at 11:30 AM, "Delwin D Fandrich" <del at fandrichpiano.com> wrote: > Strike lines are often not a straight line in older pianos. (They > should be in modern pianos but it's always wise to check.) You can do > this by trial and error--dry fitting #72 and #88 hammers snugly to > their respective shanks and sliding them back and forth until you find > the right spot--or you can contact WN&G and buy one of their handy > little tools designed for just this purpose. > > ddf > > Delwin D Fandrich > Piano Design & Fabrication > 6939 Foothill Court SW, Olympia, Washington 98512 USA Phone > 360.515.0119 Cell 360.388.6525 del at fandrichpiano.com > ddfandrich at gmail.com > > > -----Original Message----- > From: caut-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:caut-bounces at ptg.org] On Behalf Of > Rob Loomis > Sent: Friday, September 14, 2012 7:56 AM > To: caut at ptg.org > Subject: [CAUT] 70's St. B strike point > > Hello- > > I'm trying to hang a set of hammers on a Steinway B from the early > 70's. The capo's a bit wonkie, the original hammers were obviously > hung strangely - they are raked back and must have under-centered from the beginning. > > I've got #88 figured out, but am confused about where to hang #72. > Does anyone have string length / strike point - or other info - info to guide me? > > Thansks - > > Rob Loomis >
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