sluggish centers

[Dave Nereson]

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "gordon stelter" <lclgcnp@yahoo.com>
To: "Pianotech" <pianotech@ptg.org>
Sent: Sunday, November 14, 2004 5:31 PM
Subject: Re: sluggish centers


> Because all of those other centers are under enough
> weight/spring tension to oppose whatever binding there
> is in the flange.
>     Thump

    Maybe with the dampers, if the damper springs are quite strong.  But say 
another flange in the action were as tight as a hammer flange that allows 2 
swings or less -- wouldn't that be tight enough to keep a wippen or sticker 
tongue from returning?  --David Nereson, RPT