Counter-bearing drag

[Dean May]

My understanding is from a chemical standpoint steel on brass is self
lubricating.

 

Dean

Dean May             cell 812.239.3359 

PianoRebuilders.com   812.235.5272 

Terre Haute IN  47802

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From: pianotech-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces at ptg.org] On Behalf
Of Jude Reveley/Absolute Piano
Sent: Tuesday, August 07, 2007 10:10 PM
To: pianotech at ptg.org
Subject: Counter-bearing drag

 

Ahh, kinda late in the thread, but I've been thinking...oh no!

 

I'm looking to upgrade my string terminations on my rebuilds too like so
many of you cool guys and gals so my questions are:

 

1.	How do bend your half rounds to conform to any required sweep? Clamp
in a form?
2.	Why brass? It is so soft, will get marred by the strings and
eventually tarnish?  Why not anondized aluminum or titanium? If it's a
question of economics, shouldn't we at least plate the brass?

Thanks for any thoughts...

 

Jude Reveley, RPT
Absolute Piano Restoration, LLC
Lowell, Massachusetts
(978) 323-4545

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