Thanks to everyone, I do this for my own research and for fun on a Thursday night. I also like to hear everyone's answers to understand things better. Jack H ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ron Nossaman" <rnossaman at cox.net> To: <pianotech at ptg.org> Sent: Thursday, August 13, 2009 8:25 PM Subject: Re: [pianotech] pin torque?? > Jack Houweling wrote: >> I got myself a new toy, a vibrating digital torque wrench "Snap-on" for >> testing pin torque, but I have a few questions. >> When people talk about the measuring pin torque is it in foot pounds or >> inch pounds? >> Also do you measure with the string on or off? And lastly is >> the measurements for clockwise or counterclockwise? >> >> Thanks, >> Jack Houweling > > Inch pounds, string on, counterclockwise. The only reasons I > can think you'd want to measure torque are if you're twisting > pins off, or you want to know what holding power is left over > from holding strings at tension. > Ron N >
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