<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML style="FONT-SIZE: x-small; FONT-FAMILY: MS Sans Serif"><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2900.2963" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial size=3>Joe, for loose leather, have you tried the weaving in, of wool, to fill up the space?</FONT></STRONG></DIV> <DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial size=3>Or do you feel, that the leather has stretched, and that would result in a bigger knuckle?</FONT></STRONG></DIV> <DIV>John M. Ross<BR>Windsor, Nova Scotia, Canada<BR><A href="mailto:jrpiano@win.eastlink.ca">jrpiano@win.eastlink.ca</A></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE dir=ltr style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV> <DIV style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"><B>From:</B> <A title=joegarrett@earthlink.net href="mailto:joegarrett@earthlink.net">Joseph Garrett</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=pianotech@ptg.org href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">pianotech</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Tuesday, September 26, 2006 12:08 AM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: Lost motion--was puzzler....</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <P> <DIV>Dave said: "<FONT size=+0>I've done it the Steinway/N. Bennett Street way too and prefer it. For one thing, I have a hard time determining a "hair's thickness" when there is a gap (hopefully) between the jack and the rep window. The Yamaha way also assumes pristine knuckles. Sometimes with worn knuckles the jack has to be higher than the repetition lever to compensate for the dent in the knuckle."</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=+0></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=+0>dave,</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3>I heartily agree with all of that. While reading that, it flashed on me, that, IF the knuckle leather is loose on the core felt, it will be very inconsistant. Since in consistancy seems to be the issue, I'd certainly check it. If it is loose, or "sqirmy", I'd take on side loose and reglue it so that the leather is taut.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3>Just a thought.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3>Regards,</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Joseph Garrett, R.P.T.</DIV> <DIV>Captain, Tool Police</DIV> <DIV>Squares R I</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <P></P></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>