Rolling On The Floor Laughing Out Loud DAMHIK FYI FWIW TTFN ;-)) JF On 8/8/07, PAULREVENKOJONES <paulrevenkojones at aol.com> wrote: > > > ROFLOL? Translate? > > Cheers, > > Paul > > > "If you want to know the truth, stop having opinions" (Chinese fortune > cookie) > > > In a message dated 08/08/07 18:21:33 Central Daylight Time, > deanmay at pianorebuilders.com writes: > > > > > ROFLOL > > > > > Dean > > Dean May cell 812.239.3359 > > PianoRebuilders.com 812.235.5272 > > Terre Haute IN 47802 > > ________________________________ > > > From: pianotech-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces at ptg.org] On Behalf > Of PAULREVENKOJONES > Sent: Wednesday, August 08, 2007 5:55 PM > To: Pianotech List > Subject: Re: Counter-bearing drag > > > > > It's the mythology to which I referred. Language does strange things as we > both know. Since we, as a group, tend to be technicians and not engineers, > our language tends to be self-lubricating :-). > > > > > > Paul > > > > > > > "If you want to know the truth, stop having opinions" (Chinese fortune > cookie) > > > > > > > > > In a message dated 08/08/07 08:55:32 Central Daylight Time, > deanmay at pianorebuilders.com writes: > > > > VERB:Inflected forms: lu·bri·cat·ed, lu·bri·cat·ing, > lu·bri·cates > TRANSITIVE VERB:1. To apply a lubricant to. 2. To make slippery or smooth. > > > > > > It is of course the second definition to which I was referring. On a > molecular level the interaction of some metals against each other produces > an above normal amount of friction, while others, e.g., steel on brass, > produce a friction level below what one would normally expect. Their > interaction is more slippery or smooth than that of other metals, i.e., > self-lubricating. No oil required. > > > > > Dean > > Dean May cell 812.239.3359 > > PianoRebuilders.com 812.235.5272 > > Terre Haute IN 47802 > > ________________________________ > > > From: pianotech-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces at ptg.org] On Behalf > Of PAULREVENKOJONES > Sent: Tuesday, August 07, 2007 11:39 PM > To: Pianotech List > Subject: Re: Counter-bearing drag > > > > > Hey, Dean, another myth rears it head... > > > > > > Brass, steel, and cast iron have quite different coefficients of friction > because of the way that the surface "galls" or wears down under compression > and the movement of one surface against another. What you're referring to as > "lubricating" is just a way of describing the friction differentials between > the materials. There's no oil, or lubricity, involved. > > > > > > Paul > > > > > > > "If you want to know the truth, stop having opinions" (Chinese fortune > cookie) > > > > > > > > > In a message dated 08/07/07 22:02:01 Central Daylight Time, > deanmay at pianorebuilders.com writes: > > > > 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 > > ________________________________ > > > 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: > > > > > How do bend your half rounds to conform to any required sweep? Clamp in a > form? > 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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