Hi Jim, Living on and island in the Atlantic poses the opposite challenge... I wonder who gets the prize for most stable ideal piano climate in the world? David S >Hi David, > >It's so dry here that I have to repin EVERYTHING as standard >procedure. I don't think any manufacturer could pin it for our >(Utah's) sometimes 10% or less RH. I certainly subscribe to >everything you've posted about friction. > >Best, > >JIm Busby BYU > > >Thanks Don, > >I think I speak for a multitude when I say it would be nice not to >have to repin every set of reps we get! Do/can manufacturers >actually know/publish the hammer weight limits associated with their >spring size/design...!?? I ran into this problem early in the game >while going down the super light hammer road... didn't figure out >the reason until years later.... like last year... when I tried >regulating a rep with a very heavy spring material made in a rather >large country to the west of Japan. Adding two grams to the medium >hammer weight solved the problem... also replacing with a much >lighter spring wire worked. > >regards, > >David S
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