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<DIV><FONT size=2>David,</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>According to Wally Brooks, Brooks LTD, the staple =
acts as a
"girdle", helping to keep pressure pushing upwards. His source of
information comes straight from Abel.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>Tom Servinsky,RPT</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV>
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black"><B>From:</B>
<A href="mailto:davidlovepianos@earthlink.net"
title=davidlovepianos@earthlink.net>David Love</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A =
href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org"
title=pianotech@ptg.org>Pianotech</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Wednesday, September 26, =
2001 7:04
PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Tensioned hammers and =
"the
staple"</DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2>While in Reno I had a conversation with two =
established
representatives of well known hammer manufacturer's regarding the =
function of
the staple. both agreed that it was of little use for =
keeping the
felt attached to the core once the glue dried. Beyond that,
however, I was given two bits if information in total =
opposition.
One argued that the staple was necessary for maintaining tension in =
the hammer
and that pulling the stable would destroy the tone, the other =
argued
that the staple serves no purpose, really, and, in fact, pulling the =
staple
would release some tension in the lower part of the hammer =
accomplishing to
some degree what prevoicing in the low shoulder is designed to
do. He went on to say that many concert voicers =
automatically
pulled the staple when setting up a new set of hammers for =
precisely that
reason. Can anyone comment on this apparent =
disagreement.
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<DIV><FONT size=2>David Love</FONT></DIV>
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