[pianotech] Bobbling hammers and jack spring pressure?

Gregor _ karlkaputt at hotmail.com
Sun Jan 25 04:17:41 PST 2009


Don wrote:
 
>>
Hammer center friction that is too low 
can contribute to bobbling at times, and if the above spring and damper 
regulation doesn't fix the problem, one can pick an especially bad bobbling 
note, pull the hammer, and see if the friction is close to zero.  If 
so, pin it for 4 grams friction or so (measured at the flange screw hole) and 
try it again.  If that fixes the problem, you have the 
solution. 

This could be the relation to dryness! Perhaps a loose screw makes the friction of the hammer center too low. I don´t know the English term, the German word is "Plättchenschraube". That metal part that connects the hammer butt with its flange (disk? pad? shim?) is screwed with a screw. Perhaps that screw is too loose due to dryness?

Gregor

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