<html><body><div style="color:#000; background-color:#fff; font-family:times new roman, new york, times, serif;font-size:10pt"><div><span>You are quite right! That was crazy. I was just thinking of the hammer felt as being an area where no one could trespass. At 42.5 mm in the low tenor it will be in the felt, but I guess it won't bleed!</span></div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 13px; font-family: 'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif; background-color: transparent; font-style: normal; "><br></div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 13px; font-family: 'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif; background-color: transparent; font-style: normal; ">Bob Hull</div><div><br></div> <div style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif; "> <div style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif; "> <div dir="ltr"> <font size="2" face="Arial"> <hr
size="1"> <b><span style="font-weight:bold;">From:</span></b> John Delacour <JD@Pianomaker.co.uk><br> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">To:</span></b> caut@ptg.org <br> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Sent:</span></b> Thursday, February 7, 2013 12:01 PM<br> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Subject:</span></b> Re: [CAUT] More hammer length needed<br> </font> </div> <br>On 07/02/2013 17:23, Bob Hull wrote:<br><br>> ...What do you think about this solution of altering the key frame? Somehow I need more distance between the hammer action center and the string ht. in order to drill lower on the hammer.<br><br>Quite a crazy idea to solve a perceived problem! Such Steinways had the boring in the low tenor going through the felt from original even with the "standard bore" of 45mm. You can trim off the felt on the near side to clear the drill if you want, but that's not necessary either.<br><br>JD<br><br><br><br>--
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