I know the line indicates the direction of the nap of the leather, but which way s preferable. That's the big debate. Some manufacturing say the nap should allow for the jack to return fast, some say the nap should alllow the jack to escape fast. Wim -----Original Message----- From: Dempsey Jr., Paul E <dempsey at marshall.edu> To: pianotech <pianotech at ptg.org> Cc: caut <caut at ptg.org> Sent: Wed, Jun 2, 2010 3:58 am Subject: [CAUT] Knuckle Direction OK, maybe just too much week-end or perhaps old-timers.... I am re-knuckle-ing a set of grand shanks. The new parts are of Able manufacture nd have a pencil line on each. Does this line face the flange or the hammer? I know the line indicates the direction of the nap of the leather, but which way s preferable. Paul E. Dempsey, RPT iano Technician Sr. arshall University untington, WV 04-696-5418 04-617-1149 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://ptg.org/pipermail/caut.php/attachments/20100602/9852f5c1/attachment.htm>
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