[CAUT] Hammer to String angle question

[Richard Brekne]

Hi folks.

 From the many threads on hammer rake angle I find little or nothing on 
a question that popped up a couple days ago and thought I would put it 
to you all.  Look away from the action itself for a moment and consider 
the angle between the vertical hammer and horizontal string plane.  
Assuming for a moment that the hammer will deliver its full potential to 
whatever it hits when it contacts in absolute vertical position,  what 
happens to the acceptance of this potential from the strings perspective 
if the string is not in perfect perpendicular to the hammer ?  If the 
string plane is tilted so that the bridge end is a bit high... does a 
larger pulse get delivered in that direction then if the string is 
perpendicular ? Asked another way, if  string and hammer are 
perpendicular does the hammers potential get evenly delivered in both 
directions and not if not perpendicular ?  And what happens to the shape 
of the pulse delivered in the different cases, and what affect does this 
have on the end sound we hear ?

Anyone have info directly addressing these or have any thoughts on the 
matter I'd appreciate hearing them

Cheers
RicB