I would think that metal wouldn't react to humidity creating a much more stable bracket. Why doesn't anybody use wood now? My problem is not so much what to make it out of as what are the original dimensions? If I cut down the existing brackets, ( a hack saw and file and 5 minutes), then I can see how a note is regulating. I was wondering if my procedure of lowering the hammer rail to the string height minus the expected bore distance then shimming the whip rail to the proper action spread and height would work. Keith R ----- Original Message ----- From: "Farrell" <mfarrel2@tampabay.rr.com> To: "Pianotech" <pianotech@ptg.org> Sent: Friday, January 24, 2003 3:00 PM Subject: Re: Jacob Doll action brackets > No, but what would be problematic about making them out of wood? > > Terry Farrell > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Keith Roberts" <kpiano@goldrush.com> > To: "Pianotech" <pianotech@ptg.org> > Sent: Friday, January 24, 2003 1:03 PM > Subject: Re: Jacob Doll action brackets > > > > Come on Terry. Have you EVER seen an action bracket made out of wood? That > > was built later than 1880? > > Keith R > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Farrell" <mfarrel2@tampabay.rr.com> > > To: "Pianotech" <pianotech@ptg.org> > > Sent: Friday, January 24, 2003 3:41 AM > > Subject: Re: Jacob Doll action brackets > > > > > > > Gordon might have the right idea, but you might get a stronger unit if you > > epoxy-laminate some hard maple together and cut them out of that on a band > > saw. I guess you could also take a hunk of Delignite pinblock material and > > cut them out of that. I shouldn't think if too difficult to do. > > > > > > Terry Farrell > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > pianotech list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives > _______________________________________________ > pianotech list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives >
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