[pianotech] hammer flange set screw?

Wiliam Ballard yardbird at vermontel.net
Sun Jun 7 19:07:23 MDT 2009


On Jun 6, 2009, at 11:17 PM, Ron Nossaman wrote:
> As Joe said, it's common in squares (nothing grand about them  
> according to Newton, and I'd have to agree), and that was David  
> Stanwood who wrote up the experiments. I've long wondered how Bill  
> automatically gets the credit for pretty much everything perceived  
> as innovative without even showing up. He's done plenty of good  
> stuff, but isn't necessarily the universal source.

The irony in this is that Bill Spurlock was highly distainful of a  
set-screw adjustment for friction (...all you need to for a friction  
adjustment is good clean work.....), and this was part of the basis  
for his low opinion of David's ground-breaking work.

mrbl

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