This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment Yes, he did. I worked with him for a few months in the late 80s. A more = loyal and gracious man would be hard to find. Still, the 1/7th information is incorrect. Even though Jim Coleman is = undoubtedly correct about the hammer strike point being 1/7th on spinet = scale (I never looked at them) this is not common. Historically, very = few pianos have been built using a hammer strike point of 1/7th -- John = Broadwood notwithstanding.=20 With the Baldwin action installation procedure, the hammershanks are = trimmed to fit the correct strike point using C-88 as a reference. At = this point the hammer is going to strike about 3 to 4 mm below the = V-bar. Depending on the scale 1/7th would place the hammer strike point = about 7.5 mm below the V-bar. Wouldn't sound too good. Del ----- Original Message -----=20 From: Wimblees@AOL.COM=20 To: pianotech@ptg.org=20 Sent: July 07, 2001 5:27 AM Subject: Re: Strike Point In a message dated 7/6/01 9:28:18 PM Central Daylight Time,=20 pianobuilders@olynet.com writes:=20 Or did you mean to write 1/17? That's some different than 1/7.=20 Anyway, you're probably referring to Willard Sims. Really nice man, = but not=20 all of his information was accurate.=20 Del=20 I meant 1/7. At least that is what I remembered.=20 Yes, Willard. You're right, very nice man. I beleive he died several = years=20 ago, right?=20 Wim=20 ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/pianotech.php/attachments/c2/ed/c7/1b/attachment.htm ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment--
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