I would vote for orienting the nap for smooth jack return. So the nap would be pointing towards the hammer. On Tue, Jun 1, 2010 at 12:57 PM, Dempsey Jr., Paul E <dempsey at marshall.edu>wrote: > OK, maybe just too much week-end or perhaps old-timers.... > > I am re-knuckle-ing a set of grand shanks. The new parts are of Able > manufacture and have a pencil line on each. > > Does this line face the flange or the hammer? > > I know the line indicates the direction of the nap of the leather, but > which way is preferable. > > > > Paul E. Dempsey, RPT > Piano Technician Sr. > Marshall University > Huntington, WV > 304-696-5418 > 304-617-1149 > > -- Ryan Sowers, RPT Puget Sound Chapter Olympia, WA www.pianova.net -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://ptg.org/pipermail/pianotech.php/attachments/20100601/f88a58d6/attachment.htm>
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