pianotech-digest V1997 #873

james turner JTTUNER@webtv.net
Sun, 7 Jun 1998 16:15:30 -0500


Can anyone tell me how to regulate the jacks under the old type of "pear
shaped" knuckles in old grands?  Sometimes there is a mark on the
whippen, but often times there is nothing.  None of the books I have
contain any information about this.  Also, I was wondering about the
history of the pear shaped knuckles.  When were they invented, for what
reason, and are they still being used today?  Do they work as well as
modern ones?

Thanks,

Jim Turner  


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