<!doctype html public "-//W3C//DTD W3 HTML//EN"> <html><head><style type="text/css"></style><title>Setting strike point</title></head><body> <div><font face="Arial" size="-4" color="#000000"><i>>From a practical perspective, what methods do you use for</i></font></div> <div><font face="Arial" size="-4" color="#000000">>finding the aurally ideal strike point of individual hammers?</font></div> <div><font face="Arial" size="-4" color="#000000">>How do you manipulate the hammer on the shank?</font></div> <div><br></div> <div>The top two treble sections are where the concerns lie.</div> <div>Tack-glue a hammer on a shank using the originals for</div> <div>guide at the ends of each section and maybe one in the</div> <div>middle of the first section (killer octave).</div> <div><br></div> <div>Place pieces of masking tape on the key bed at these trial hammers.</div> <div>(Have the tape go under the key frame).</div> <div><br></div> <div>Install the action and cheek blocks.</div> <div>Draw a line on the tape at the edge of the key frame (sharp pencil).</div> <div><br></div> <div>With the treble block removed, play the note while moving the treble end</div> <div>of the action slowly front to back. If the tone is better with the action</div> <div>relocated, place a line on the tape. Do this for each trial hammer.</div> <div>(This assumes the action was situated properly to begin with).</div> <div><br></div> <div>The difference between the lines is the amount in which to relocate your trials.</div> <div>Relocate trials, verify. Don't be shocked if there is a curve to the strike line.</div> <div><br></div> <div>Glue on the other hammers to these trial guides.</div> <x-sigsep><pre>-- </pre></x-sigsep> <div><br> Regards,<br> <br> Jon Page</div> </body> </html>