Hammer flange rail cloth - Steinway

John von Rohr jvonrohr@worldnet.att.net
Tue, 24 Sep 1996 01:52:33 +0000


At 05:40 AM 9/23/96 +0000, you wrote:
>Dear List,
>
>Does anyone have information pro or con on removing the hammer flange rail
>cloth and its effects on the regulation of the action?  (One thing is
>apparent, the relationship of the flanges and its attached parts does
>change with the cloth removed.)
>
>Keith A. McGavern, RPT
>kam544@ionet.net
>Oklahoma Chapter 731
>Oklahoma Baptist University
>Shawnee, Oklahoma, USA
>
>
The change in the action relationship is for all practical purposes zero.
The cloth does add greatly to the stability of the hammer spacing over the
long run.





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