[pianotech] Ludwig Feigel Piano/Viennese Action Information Request

[David Doremus]

Hi Jack and John, you have really piqued my curiosity. I have worked on 
many viennese style actions and have never regulated them so that the 
hammer blocks and slides on the string. What is the rational for this? 
I've been puzzling this over since I saw Jacks post and just can't grasp 
the concept. Thanks!

--Dave
    New Orleans

On 3/13/11 2:11 PM, JWyatt1492 at aol.com wrote:
>   Hello Pat,
>        The reason these hammers are covered with leather is
> that when the hammer strikes the string it  blocks and slides
> a little this is the " let off ".  It was thought then that the leather
> would last longer.
>     If you press the key down very slowly you can easily see it
> slide on the string.