<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">I think a hard knuckle would make more
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<br><font size=2><tt>Quoting Robin Blankenship <tunerdude@comcast.net>:<br>
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> Wim,<br>
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> Any possibility that the hardness of the knuckle could contribute
a<br>
> bit to <br>
> the bounce???<br>
> <br>
> Robin Blankenship<br>
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Good question. <br>
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Wim <br>
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> ----- Original Message ----- <br>
> From: "Willem Blees" <wblees@bama.ua.edu><br>
> To: "College and University Technicians" <caut@ptg.org><br>
> Sent: Monday, December 11, 2006 10:13 AM<br>
> Subject: Re: [CAUT] Oh WimBlees, you isn't off da hook!<br>
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> <br>
> > David<br>
> ><br>
> > Thanks for reminding me. Because of some scheduling conflicts,
I'm<br>
> > working on it this Friday afternoon.<br>
> ><br>
> > But in addition to doing the wippens on the Concert Hall Steinway,<br>
> > I've been looking at other grand pianos, and found that most
of<br>
> them<br>
> > have bobbling hammers, to some extent. I think this summer I
will<br>
> > spend a considerable amount of time evaluating and correcting<br>
> wippens.<br>
> ><br>
> > During the first part of this thread, someone wrote a list of
all<br>
> the<br>
> > possible reasons a hammer could bobble. Whoever that was, could<br>
> you<br>
> > post it again. The information could make for a nice article.<br>
> ><br>
> > Assuming the regulation is correct, one of the problems with<br>
> making<br>
> > the "perfect" adjustment to the wippen is that there
are too many<br>
> > variables which are almost impossible to measure. For instance,<br>
> the<br>
> > touch. How soft can we hit the key and expect the hammer to check.<br>
> > Then there is the curvature and roughness of the hammer tail
and<br>
> the<br>
> > rake and roughness of the back check. The strength of the spring,<br>
> and<br>
> > the condition of the spring groove can also have an impact. The<br>
> only<br>
> > thing we have control over is the gram resistance of the<br>
> balancier.<br>
> ><br>
> > Am I missing anything?<br>
> ><br>
> > Wim<br>
> ><br>
> ><br>
> > Quoting David Skolnik <davidskolnik@optonline.net>:<br>
> ><br>
> >> Hey Wim -<br>
> >> Just a friendly reminder. Have you had a chance to
look at the<br>
> piano<br>
> >> yet?<br>
> >><br>
> >> David Skolnik<br>
> >><br>
> >><br>
> >><br>
> >> At 08:58 AM 11/15/2006, you wrote:<br>
> >> >Since this thread got started with wippens, I want to
report that<br>
> I<br>
> >> am<br>
> >> >not going to be able to do the work on the balanciers
on the D<br>
> >> until<br>
> >> >Dec. 7. I will give a report once I'm done.<br>
> >><br>
> >><br>
> ><br>
> ><br>
> > Willem Blees, RPT<br>
> > Piano Tuner/Technician<br>
> > School of Music<br>
> > University of Alabama<br>
> > Tuscaloosa, AL USA<br>
> > <br>
> <br>
> <br>
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Willem Blees, RPT<br>
Piano Tuner/Technician<br>
School of Music<br>
University of Alabama<br>
Tuscaloosa, AL USA<br>
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