those pesky swings

[Isaac OLEG]

I second that :

3 1/2 swings, (not 4 for instance, as 4 would mean 4 1/2 ) as for a
vertical, is suited for any grand , I know I have read about 8swings
and tried it, indeed that is the numbers you have after some years of
playing, why begin with a so high figure ?

Depending of the HR of the season , repine tight or more free .

Regards.

Isaac

> -----Message d'origine-----
> De : caut-bounces@ptg.org [mailto:caut-bounces@ptg.org]De la part de
> Jeff Tanner
> Envoye : lundi 16 decembre 2002 21:17
> A : College and University Technicians
> Objet : Re: those pesky swings
>
>
> Wim,
> Yeah, the ya da ya da.
>
> If you'll leave those hammer shanks at about 4 swings, your
> pianists will
> adore you.  I just repinned our concert grand which was
> swinging about 7 or
> 8 times because the pianists couldn't get any control.  I
> repinned at from
> 2 to 4 swings after "working" them.  Improved the tone
> miles and miles, too.
>
> Yeah, I live in the humid South, too.  If gravity will pull
> it down it
> ain't too tight.
>
> Jeff
>
> >We all know that a hammer is supposed to swing 4 - 8
> times. If it is less
> >than 4, then the bushing is too tight. If it's more than
> 8, supposedly the
> >bushing is not tight around the pin, and that might cause
> the hammer to
> >wobble up to the string, which will eventually lead to
> uneven wear on the
> >hammer, whcih creates tone problems, ya da, ya da.
> >
> > So here is the problem. I've got this hammer with only 3
> swings. So that
> >mean the bushing is too tight. Before I take the pin out, ream the
> >bushing, and put in the same size pin, I put a little Protec on the
> >bushing. But now, all of a sudden, I've got 10 - 12
> swings. According to
> >the above presumption, the bushing is now not tight around
> the pin any
> >more.
> >
> > Or is it? Has the introduction of Protec shrunk the
> bushing to the point
> >I need to ream and repin with a larger pin? Or do I leave
> the original pin
> >in there, and allow the 10- 12 swings?
> >
> > Wim
> >
> >
>
>
>
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