Where oh where is the pitch??from Canada--AAA

[Jon Page]

At 08:36 PM 12/12/98 -0500, you wrote:  <snip>
>I tuned the treble section and raised the hammer line enough to
>achieve letoff. 
>Patrick Draine, RPT

Patrick,
Don't you mean 'to achieve aftertouch'.
The amount of hammer blow has nothing to do with the
point of escapement. It'll cure lost motion. I hope you checked
the repetition springs, especially if the shanks were on the rail.

Regards,


Jon Page
Harwich Port, Cape Cod, Mass. (jpage@capecod.net)
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