Tuning Tip Threads

[David Andersen]

My Faulk carbon lever has a 20 degree head.
DA

On Apr 9, 2008, at 1:45 PM, paul bruesch wrote:

> 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
>

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