Good point; thanks, Ron. I'll have to think about why upright jacks aren't made the same way... --Cy-- ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ron Nossaman" <rnossaman@cox.net> To: "Pianotech" <pianotech@ptg.org> Sent: Tuesday, November 09, 2004 5:29 PM Subject: Re: Unglued grand jack tender > >>I CA'd them (protecting the action center with pieces of business cards, >>as per the PTG's Field Guide), but it made me wonder: why are those jacks >>made in two pieces to begin with? Is it just so they can fail in a >>repairable way if regulation is off (too much aftertouch)? >> >>--Cy Shuster-- > > > Yea, but they break off about as often as they come apart, so I doubt > planned failure. Grain direction and strength, I expect, is more likely. > The jack either needs to be two assembled pieces, or the tender needs to > be thick and heavy. > > Ron N > > _______________________________________________ > pianotech list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives > > >
This PTG archive page provided courtesy of Moy Piano Service, LLC