---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment On Sunday, March 30, 2003, at 09:15 PM, Piannaman@aol.com wrote: > In a message dated 3/30/03 6:45:57 PM Pacific Standard Time,=20 > joegarrett@earthlink.net writes: > > > Could someone please enlighten me as to the purpose of Jack Stop=20 > Rails... > > Joe, > > I think this is what I needed to hear. =A0At the very least, it seems=20= > that I can move it drastically with impunity. > > Thanks, > > Dave Stahl It actually does serve a purpose: =46rom the RMMP newsgroup 1998: Date: Mon, 15 Jun 1998 23:38:47 +0000 From: Keith McGavern <kam544@ionet.net> Newsgroups: rec.music.makers.piano Subject: Re: buyer beware Gary wrote: > Secondly, the repetition rail is located above the set-off rail and = is > connected to the action chassis by reverse thread rods to allow = inward=20 or > outward adjustment. The purpose of this rail is to prevent the jacks > (hoppers) from traveling too far and thus not returning in time to = lift > the hammer for its next strike... I've never heard it called that before, Gary, but from your explanation, I can understand why you do. In the part of the world where I live, it's usually called a jack stop rail*. Not all vertical pianos have this separate rail either. On some the regulating rail/let-off rail/jack rail/set-off rail/jack stop rail are one rail*. On some the catcher/back stop* acts as the jack stopping device. *_Piano Parts and Their Functions_ by Merle Mason Keith A. McGavern kam544@ionet.net Registered Piano Technician Oklahoma Chapter 731 Piano Technicians Guild USA ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: not available Type: text/enriched Size: 1841 bytes Desc: not available Url : https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/pianotech.php/attachments/86/ec/aa/3e/attachment.bin ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment--
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