New Sohmer pianos(made by Samick)

[Roger Jolly]

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At 06:10 AM 9/5/2003 -0500, you wrote:
>Sorry, I have to ask: the hammer *shanks* have a coat of graphite?  Does 
>this reduce friction with -- I dunno -- the air during play?!?
>
>I'm still trying to figure out why bridge caps are graphited.  With 150 
>lbs. of tension on thin treble wire and just a few degrees of downbearing, 
>I can't imagine that an un-graphited wooden cap gives much friction to 
>steel during rendering.  But, I haven't done any experimentation.
>

Sorry that I was not clear.    The bushing cloth in Renner action parts are 
coated with a thin coat of graphite.

Regards Roger 

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