Grand Hammer Flange Center Friction

Richard Brekne richard.brekne@grieg.uib.no
Thu, 16 May 2002 17:28:26 +0200


Farrell wrote:

> Roger Jolly - are you using 5 - 7 grams friction in the hammer flange centers as a general target? I know you like your centers a bit tighter than some recommend. How many swings does that come out to? Thanks.
>
> Terry Farrell
>
> Oops - sent originally with Yamaha flange cord subject line.

No no no no no... you can have either constant grams friction... or constant swings of the hammer. You cant have both.  My beef with the Steinway method of tapping the shank, and the idea of measureing grams of
friction on the flange itself.

I like the swing test myself.


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