Just a quick follow up on this.. Whats the best way to determine which way the nap goes ?? I simply can not discern a difference on the set I have. They seem like equally smooth either way... grin.. Renner tells me the blue line shall go towards the hammer. I am tempted to opt for getting a smooth touch, and dealing with the jack return from other angles. I hate it when jacks develope that "scaping" sound on slow pressing of the key. Several players I know seems to always react to this in some way or another under usual play, and if I use Teflon powder.. well they are happy for a few days until it wears off. Richard Brekne I.C.P.T.G. N.P.T.F. Bergen, Norway Delwin D Fandrich wrote: > In over 30 years I've still not found any consensus on this. Technicians > and factories still seem to be about evenly divided. > > My personal preference is to install the leather so that the nap lies toward > the hammer. The idea being that there is much more force driving the jack > out away from the knuckle than there is resetting it as the mechanism > returns to rest. If the clearance is set a bit tight and the spring is a > bit loose, the jack needs all the help it can get. > > In truth, of course, after a few thousand cycles it really doesn't matter at > all. > > -- ddf > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Richard Brekne <richardb@c2i.net> > To: <pianotech@ptg.org> > Sent: Thursday, December 02, 1999 1:15 AM > Subject: Re: Knuckles > > > Many thanks Lloyd. I seemed to remember as much but I wanted to be sure. > > Tried to check the nap of the knuckle... Seemed just as smooth in either > > direction really, If you get time you might describe this in a bit more > > detail, and it would certainly be interesting for many on the list to > > hear abit about the reasoning for which way the nap should lie. The jack > > moves in both directions across the knuckle...so which direction it > > needs the smooth run, and why this is so. > > > > thanks again > > > > Richard Brekne > > I.C.P.T.G. N.P.T.F. > > Bergen, Norway > > > > "Lloyd W. Meyer" wrote: > > > > > Richard, > > > > > > The line should be positioned in the direction of the hammerhead. > > > > > > Lloyd Meyer > > > Renner USA > > > > > > > >
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