I've found that anything over 10 degrees will cause clearance problems. I tend to bore hammers so that the hammer is as parallel to the string(s) as possible and not create the aforementioned clearance problem. YMMV <G> Joe Garrett, R.P.T. (Oregon) Captain, Tool Police Squares R I -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/pianotech.php/attachments/20060410/5120adc4/attachment.html
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