Letter to PTG Technical Editor (fwd)

Horace Greeley hgreeley@leland.Stanford.EDU
Mon Jul 27 13:19 MDT 1998


Jim,

At 06:43 PM 7/24/1998 -0600, you wrote:
>I've noticed this problem on a few B's over the years, and the problem
>was that the bell bolt wasn't snug enough.  If there is a slight gap
>between the bottom of the bolt  head and the top of the plate, you will
>get a fuzzy tone on a few mid-treble notes.  I'm not suggesting that you
>really crank this bolt down,  usually 1/2 turn is enough.
>Jim Krentzel

It might also be that the bell bolt is too tight.

Bear in mind that the function of the bell bolt is the _relatively minute_
adjustment of bearing, and play away.

Cheers!

Horace


Horace Greeley, CNA, MCP, RPT

Systems Analyst/Engineer
Controller's Office
Stanford University

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