Umm, because it works. Lower and you will not get the hammer to check high enough with adequate surface contact between tail and check, higher and the tail will tend to catch on the hammer or the check will catch on the lower shoulder of the bass hammer. David Love davidlovepianos@earthlink.net > [Original Message] > From: Alan Forsyth <alanforsyth@fortune4.fsnet.co.uk> > To: Pianotech <pianotech@ptg.org> > Date: 5/27/2003 1:00:46 PM > Subject: Backcheck height > > Dear listed ones, > > >>>>"The backcheck should be set so that when the hammer rises to its > highest point (at let-off) the bottom of the tail is 1/16" above the top of > the backcheck. Tails should be 1" long ...... > > David Love">>>> > > Umm ....Why?? > > AF > > _______________________________________________ > pianotech list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives
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