Newbie question: Are bridle straps necessary?

John Ross jrpiano@win.eastlink.ca
Mon, 11 Nov 2002 10:49:26 -0400


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Speaking of buckskin, some of the Hamiltons, had the dreaded Corfam. This should be replaced.
Regardsm
John M. Ross
Windsor, Nova Scotia.
jrpiano@win.eastlink.ca
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  From: kenneth.gerler@prodigy.net 
  To: sarah@gendernet.org 
  Cc: pianotech@ptg.org 
  Sent: Monday, November 11, 2002 1:21 AM
  Subject: Re: Newbie question: Are bridle straps necessary?


  Sarah,
  About the regulation (hammers bouncing). Depending on where the Hamilton was, the hammer butt buckskin where the jack contacts the  hammer butt becomes worn after many years of playing.  If the regulation is set to specs without repairing that buckskin, there is an indentation in the buckskin that the jack can not escape and that causes the "bouncing" action. That is the reason the in can't be regulated properly. Look at the buckskin of a new hammer butt and compare it to the hammer butts in your Hamilton, you will see the wear. OR if a butt or two didn't have the jacks centered on the buckskin, you can see the ridge left on one side or the other and then you can compare how much wear is visible.

  Ken Gerler

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