Backcheck height

[David Love]

Umm, because it works.   Lower and you will not get the hammer to check
high enough with adequate surface contact between tail and check, higher
and the tail will tend to catch on the hammer or the check will catch on
the lower shoulder of the bass hammer.

David Love
davidlovepianos@earthlink.net


> [Original Message]
> From: Alan Forsyth <alanforsyth@fortune4.fsnet.co.uk>
> To: Pianotech <pianotech@ptg.org>
> Date: 5/27/2003 1:00:46 PM
> Subject: Backcheck height
>
> Dear listed ones,
>
> >>>>"The backcheck should be set so that when the hammer rises to its
> highest point (at let-off) the bottom of the tail is 1/16" above the top
of
> the backcheck.  Tails should be 1" long ......
>
> David Love">>>>
>
> Umm ....Why??
>
> AF
>
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