JStan40@AOL.COM wrote: > In a message dated 10/23/00 7:14:12 AM Central Daylight Time, Ron Overs > writes: > << Ron N responded to Bill's above statement; > > >in an action like yours, if the jack was > >backstopped by a relatively light, short range spring instead of a > >relatively firm felt, wouldn't the jack ride the knuckle through the entire > >range of movement, deflecting and rolling rather than sliding, and produce > >very nearly zero friction until letoff? > > It probably would, but I suspect that the load on the spring might > still cause a counteracting load to be placed on the knuckle (as it > also will with the felt), which would oppose the rise of the hammer > shank. I am curious as to your thinking as to why this would be the case. Is this action specific to Overs action. On a conventional action this does not happen. I know cuz I just tested this exact thing with the jack free from anything that might inhibited from doing whatever the knuckle wanted it to do. It only moved in just a bit.. and then held steady until the tender took over. > > > Regards, > > Ron Overs > - -- > Overs Pianos > Sydney Australia >> > > This is a fascinating discussion, especially in the number of people joining > in. > > Does it occur to anyone that Ron N. and Ron O. are more alike than we might > have guessed? Scary thought, isn't it???? > > Stan Ryberg > Barrington IL -- Richard Brekne RPT, N.P.T.F. Bergen, Norway
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