OOPS ! Looks like I had it bass ackwards. Thanks for straightening me out. Good thing I haven't replaced a lot of knuckles. Jon Page > At 05:51 PM 11/9/96 -0600, you wrote: >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. > >Avery Todd wrote: > 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. > >Joel Rappaport wrote: >Jon is correct in his technique for identifying buckskin nap. Avery is >correct in the direction. According to the Renner Company who knows a >little about putting piano actions together, the jack should be moving >"against the grain" as you push the key down (the direction Jon >describes as _towards_ the flange). The jack should then have as smooth >a path as possible getting back under the knuckle.
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