Strike Point

[Les Smith]

On Thu, 15 Aug 1996, Charles Ball wrote:
>
> Dear Ron,
>
> Unless you move the plate, the strike point should not change when you
> restring.  Do take into consideration that the new hammers will probably
> have a longer strike distance (from the middle of the shank to the tip of
> the crown), since the old hammers are presumably worn down a bit.  Thus, if
> the new hammers are glued up at the same point, and with the same angle, the
> strike point will move back a bit from the capo.
>
> Charles
>
>
>
> Charles Ball
> School of Music
> University of Texas at Austin
>
True. But, all things being equal, those new hammers are only moving BACK
to where the old hammers were originally striking before they became worn,
right?

Les Smith
lessmith@buffnet.net