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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>One other thought. Which direction
to they tend to gravitate to and is it opposite to the way you generally spin
them onto the shank? Do the bass and lower tenor definitely not twist or might
the twist be obscured by the angled hammers somewhat? I think you should
try this experiment: Put on a set of hammers (or a section) by spinning
them on (always in the same direction) and put a set on by pressing them into
position without spinning. I wonder if there isn’t something about
spinning the hammers onto the shank (especially with hide glue as it tends to
thicken as you are spinning) that might not contribute to eventual creep back
in the opposite direction of the spinning. I don’t find this kind
of twisting and I do use hide glue, but I also press the hammer onto the shank
rather than twist or spin it on. Just a thought</span></font></p>
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<p><font size=2 color=navy face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
color:navy'>David Love</span></font><font size=2 color=navy><span
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davidlovepianos@comcast.net </span></font></p>
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style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'>-----Original Message-----<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>From:</span></b> caut-bounces@ptg.org
[mailto:caut-bounces@ptg.org] <b><span style='font-weight:bold'>On Behalf Of </span></b></span></font><font
size=2 face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'>Jon Page</span></font><font
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<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> Monday, March 27, 2006 6:20
PM<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b> caut@ptg.org<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> [CAUT] Hammer Alignment</span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=1 color=black
face=Arial><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>>Do
they always end up twisting in the same direction?</span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=1 color=black
face=Arial><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>>One
thought is that if you burn the shanks for straightening at the initial
installation and >you hold the heat gun, say, in your right hand, you might
be heating one side of<br>
>the shank more than the other which might create some unequal tension in
the</span></font></p>
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face=Arial><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>>shank
that might play out over the period of a few weeks or months.</span></font></p>
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face=Arial><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>Burning-in
is done with an alcohol flame from underneath the shank. There are</span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=1 color=black
face=Arial><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>never
many needing this at installation. And why doesn't the bass twist???</span></font></p>
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</x-sigsep>Regards,<br>
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Jon Page</span></font></p>
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