staples in hammers

[Don]

Hi Jack,

The staple weighs 0.11 grams. With a 5 to 1 ratio, not accounting for
friction that means 0.55 grams at the key, with friction probably more than
that.

Staples are a hold over from the days when adhesives were not adequate to
hold the felt in place. They are essentially cosmetic. I believe the
originals were really a wire tie that looped (i.e. one single wire which
was fastened by twisting and bending it over).

At 02:31 PM 9/6/02 -0700, you wrote:
>                                                                           
>    thanks Jack 

Regards,
Don Rose, B.Mus., A.M.U.S., A.MUS., R.M.T., R.P.T.

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