If memory serves, no. Part of Dan's approach is to have all joints welded together for extra rigidity. Can someone else verify this? Alan Eder -----Original Message----- From: David Ilvedson <ilvey at sbcglobal.net> To: caut at ptg.org Sent: Sun, Oct 18, 2009 4:08 pm Subject: Re: [CAUT] Bechstein model B tuning stability I remember Dan's article and the photo of the hammer. Seems rather arge...does it break down for transport? David Ilvedson, RPT acifica, CA 94044 ----- Original message ---------------------------------------- rom: "Fred Sturm" <fssturm at unm.edu> o: caut at ptg.org eceived: 10/18/2009 2:51:00 PM ubject: Re: [CAUT] Bechstein model B tuning stability On Oct 18, 2009, at 11:07 AM, Ed Sutton wrote: >> Fred- > > The point of Dan Levitan's over-the-stretcher lever is not to > "eliminate flagpoling." The point is to eliminate unintentional > flagpoling. You are free to control flagpoling in all directions, > with or witout rotational forces. > > In a standard tuning lever, whenever you apply rotational force, you > are also applying a certain amount of tilting force, proportional to > the "rise" of the handle from the pin in the block, in the direction > you are pushing the handle to rotate the pin. > > In Dan's over-the-stretcher lever, there is no rise, so if you > rotate, you only rotate. But you are also free to tilt the pin in > any direction, intentionally, not accidentally. It's not at odds > with your approach, it's a more controllable version of your approach. > > Ed OK, fair enough. I "eliminate" the undesired tilt from the equation by using a 12 o'clock position (11 to 1, to be precise), meaning the tilt is at very close to 90 degrees from the string, and has minimal effect on the string. That works well for me. Dan's design is intriguing, but would require a major re-learning of technique. Which is not necessarily a bad thing. Sometimes starting again from scratch is a good way to leave bad habits behind. Dan's design also essentially requires the hammer be in line with the string, for geometrical reasons (though 6 o'clock instead of 12 for a grand). So the technique would be the same - lean the pin towards or away from the string for the given purpose. Regards, Fred Sturm University of New Mexico fssturm at unm.edu -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://ptg.org/pipermail/caut.php/attachments/20091018/9b780471/attachment.htm>
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