Since we're close to the topic, I'd appreciate seeing opinions on head angle vis-a-vis the various high-tech levers. There has been only a little discussion on it in the past, at least that I've seen. I'm currently using a Schaff lever with a 5-deg head (after stripping the female pipe thread on my 15-deg head...) I like it better except for having less clearance over plate struts and the occasional big ol' upright. Tks Paul Bruesch Stillwater, MN On Wed, Apr 9, 2008 at 3:17 PM, Joe And Penny Goss <imatunr at srvinet.com> wrote: > The shaft end is. Thus the female part of the head, not the tip. > There are two 1/8" pipe threads One tapered side the other straight. > Standard usage in piano hammers is the tapered thread. This thread over > time can fail if the user does not notice the looseness, and tighten the > conection. > This joint is also where most of the flex is in the tool. > My hammers use a straight thread and a mating platform at the head/shaft > that reduces flex. Along with a 1/2" hex shaft making it a very responsive > lever for the user to feel the movement of the tuning pin. > Joe Goss RPT > Mother Goose Tools > imatunr at srvinet.com > www.mothergoosetools.com > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/pianotech.php/attachments/20080409/25eb6a7a/attachment.html
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