This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment While in Reno I had a conversation with two established representatives = of well known hammer manufacturer's regarding the function of the = staple. both agreed that it was of little use for keeping the felt = attached to the core once the glue dried. Beyond that, however, I was = given two bits if information in total opposition. One argued that the = staple was necessary for maintaining tension in the hammer and that = pulling the stable would destroy the tone, the other argued that the = staple serves no purpose, really, and, in fact, pulling the staple would = release some tension in the lower part of the hammer accomplishing to = some degree what prevoicing in the low shoulder is designed to do. He = went on to say that many concert voicers automatically pulled the staple = when setting up a new set of hammers for precisely that reason. Can = anyone comment on this apparent disagreement. =20 David Love ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/pianotech.php/attachments/15/32/9f/11/attachment.htm ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment--
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