Newton, Humm interesting, makes me see another use for my string level. As a rule are the shanks of a grand nearly level at the moment of impact with the strings? Joe Goss ---------- > From: Newton Hunt <nhunt@jagat.com> > To: pianotech@ptg.org > Subject: Re: Regulating Woes > Date: Saturday, July 17, 1999 2:53 PM > > > It is difficult to tell if the hammers are bored exactly the same. The old > > hammers were shot and had been heavily filed, so I can only estimate the > > distance from the strike point to the hole. The distance from the hole to > > the back of the molding is the same. > > The shank should be just short of parallel to the strings when the > hammer is against same. If the hammers are so short that the shank is > vertical or past then you have a performance problem as well as a > regulation problem. > > You can put a small bubble level on a square block os wood, check the > strings with the bubble then check the hammer shank. Simple but > necessary. > > If the hammer bore is longer then you will have less after touch then > you would like. > > You can tell nothing about the length of the tail on an upright. > > Newton
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