We always figured you were a "swinger" Ed! [?] On Wed, Apr 22, 2009 at 12:01 PM, <A440A at aol.com> wrote: > Gene writes: > > << I have always learned to use the swing fit test so each hammer has the > same number of swings resulting in a graduation of friction at the flange. > I > have also learned that adding friction to the progressively less massive > hammer assemblies is not a wise thing to do and a constant friction at the > flange is more important. >> > > I swing, have for three decades. It appeals to my logic that the heavier > hammers get tighter pinning, since the friction accounts for less of the > total resistance and the mass is more controlled by tighter pinning. > Most of my jobs are pianos that I have lived with for the entire time > and I haven't found any problems with the pinning. This includes > industrial > use in practice rooms as well as concert stages and extremely light home > playing. > Rather than "constant" friction, I think it is more important that > there be a consistancy, which can be had by pinning to the same friction or > by > graduating it by swinging. > > Ed Foote RPT > http://www.uk-piano.org/edfoote/index.html > www.uk-piano.org/edfoote/well_tempered_piano.html > <BR><BR><BR>**************<BR>Big savings on Dell XPS Laptops and > Desktops! > ( > http://pr.atwola.com/promoclk/100126575x1220433404x1201394533/aol?redir=http:%2F%2Fad.doubleclick.net%2Fclk%3B214133109%3B36002181%3Bk > )</HTML> > > -- Ryan Sowers, RPT Puget Sound Chapter Olympia, WA www.pianova.net -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://ptg.org/pipermail/pianotech_ptg.org/attachments/20090422/f8b83be5/attachment.html> -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: not available Type: image/gif Size: 611 bytes Desc: not available URL: <http://ptg.org/pipermail/pianotech_ptg.org/attachments/20090422/f8b83be5/attachment.gif>
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