S&S Hammers

[David Porritt]

Ken:

I don't know what kind of replies you'll get from others, but I wouldn't do
anything drastic to conform to some measurement unless there is a problem to
solve.  Is the action too light? hard to control?  feel odd?  If not, I'd copy
what's there and works.  Action redesign can be fun, challenging etc. but I
wouldn't do it in the absence of a problem.

dave


Ken Jankura wrote:

> List,
>    I'm trying to do justice to a 1901 'B', and am wondering about the
> measurement from the hammer flange center pin to the center of the hammer
> molding. I've heard that the length, in the best of all possible worlds,
> should be 5-1/8 inches. The actual measurement on this one is 5 to 5-1/16
> inches. How sacrosanct is the theoretical? I can move the keyframe forward,
> even if I have to plane down the keyslip a little to make more room so I
> can hang hammers at 5-1/8. Does anyone do this as a matter of course to
> 'correct' this situation? I'm having a new keyboard made, and this would
> allow for longer sharps to be fitted, an added benefit.
>      Ken Jankura, RPT
>      Newburg, PA
>



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David M. Porritt, RPT
Meadows School of the Arts
Southern Methodist University
Dallas, Texas
mailto:dporritt@swbell.net
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