Jon Page wrote: >When you go to install new knuckles, remember to gently rub >the buckskin on your lip. You will feel the grain and thus align >it so the smoother surface goes in the direction of jack travel. >That would be _towards_the flange. Otherwise, the rougher >side would cause a slight drag. Jon, Am I reading you correctly? You "want" the jack to come toward you against the grain as the key is depressed and return with the grain to enable it to get back under the knuckle quickly. At least that has always been my understanding. Avery _____________________________________ Avery Todd, RPT Moores School of Music University of Houston 713-743-3226 atodd@uh.edu _____________________________________
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