<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META HTTP-EQUIV="Content-Type" CONTENT="text/html; = charset=windows-1250"> <TITLE>Message</TITLE> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2900.2604" name=GENERATOR></HEAD> <BODY> <DIV><FONT face=Arial></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial><SPAN class=609565901-16032005>Well, I thought = THIS was a little funny: "</SPAN>When the jack slips from underneath the Knuckle, = the hammer is said to "escape" as it surges upward suddenly and strikes the string.<SPAN class=609565901-16032005>"</SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=609565901-16032005><FONT = face=Arial></FONT></SPAN> </DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=609565901-16032005><FONT face=Arial>I don't think = the hammer does any "surging" or is suddenly traveling upward. If anything, gravity = and friction would slow it down a smidge (a very small smidge, but a smidge nonetheless) after letoff.</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=609565901-16032005><FONT = face=Arial></FONT></SPAN> </DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=609565901-16032005><FONT face=Arial>This seemed = weird, too: "Basically if the key is moved from a full stroke the jack does the = pushing but if the key is moved from a lower position as in fast or very soft = repetition, the balancier does the pushing. This dual pushing of the hammer is = called <B>"Double Escapement."</B><B> </B></FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=609565901-16032005><FONT = face=Arial></FONT></SPAN> </DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=609565901-16032005><FONT face=Arial>Not the = definition of "double escapement" I've heard (kinda vague on this, something to do = with the jack tripping and the rep lever being stopped by the drop screw, but not = "pushing," surely).</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=609565901-16032005><FONT = face=Arial></FONT></SPAN> </DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=609565901-16032005><FONT face=Arial>Also, what's = this about the balancier doing the pushing? The whole idea of the thing is to get the = jack back in place so IT can do the pushing, yes?</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=609565901-16032005><FONT = face=Arial></FONT></SPAN> </DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=609565901-16032005><FONT face=Arial>Was explaining = an out-of-place upright jack spring problem to a lady customer once and = made a comment something like: "It's designed to get the jack positioned under = the butt." She replied: "Yeah, I need that some mornings." One of those = moments that makes it all worthwhile.</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial><SPAN class=609565901-16032005></SPAN><SPAN class=609565901-16032005></SPAN></FONT> </DIV> <DIV align=left><FONT face=Arial>Alan R. Barnard</FONT></DIV> <DIV align=left><FONT face=Arial>Salem, MO</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial>Hi,</FONT></DIV> <DIV align=left><FONT face=Arial>I think it is intended for the = general public. What parts do you find "off"?</FONT></DIV> <DIV align=left><FONT face=Arial>At 09:12 PM 3/14/2005 -0600, you wrote:</FONT></DIV> <DIV align=left><FONT face=Arial>Anyone else find some of this a = little off?</FONT> </DIV> <DIV align=left><A = href="http://www.musicplay.com/action/action.html"><U><FONT color=#0000ff><FONT face=Arial>http://www.musicplay.com/action/action.html</FONT></U></FONT= ></A><FONT face=Arial> Alan R. Barnard Salem, MO</FONT> </DIV> <DIV align=left><FONT face=Arial>> --</FONT></DIV> <DIV align=left><FONT face=Arial>> No virus found in this = outgoing message.</FONT></DIV> <DIV align=left><FONT face=Arial>> Checked by AVG = Anti-Virus.</FONT></DIV> <DIV align=left><FONT face=Arial>> Version: 7.0.308 / Virus = Database: 266.7.1 - Release Date: 03/09/2005</FONT></DIV> <DIV align=left><FONT face=Arial>> No virus found in this = incoming message. 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