I agree it is too much (3.5"), too soft checking. 2.5 to 3 seems more appropriate. Isaac O > -----Message d'origine----- > De : caut-bounces@ptg.org [mailto:caut-bounces@ptg.org]De la part de > Newton Hunt > Envoye : mercredi 16 octobre 2002 05:15 > A : ilvey@sbcglobal.net; College and University Technicians > Objet : Re: bobble heads > > > I have used that radius in the past but have found that > 2.5" works more > consistently. SO much so that I take each hammer off the > rail and use a > jig that has a nail at 2.5" to rotate the shank against. I then can > check the pinning before screwing it back on the rail. Half the > distance from center pin to hammer center line is a great > rule of thumb. > :) > > Newton > > David Ilvedson wrote: > > > > Wim, > > > > I believe the curvature of the backcheck > > should be about a 3.5 inch radius. > _______________________________________________ > caut list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives >
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