Roger Jolly wrote: > Hi Dave, > I am chuckling out loud. The debate will start and > some will get passionate about it. > Global manufacturing will favor the nap as you have described, but try > and get a rational reason out of the action makers. <G> > > Regards Roger > > Come on guys... EVERYBODY KNOWS that the grain should yeild least resistance under most stress... ergo the nap goes in the same direction as the properly regulated jack during the downstroke. Shesssh.... :) RicB > > >> I personally don't think it makes a dang bit of difference >> because the >> "grain" on most knuckles isn't all that pronounced. Even when trying >> to rub >> it both ways to see which way it lies, it's sometimes difficult to tell. >> However, for consistency, you should install them all the same way >> (sometimes holding in the light just right and rubbing the leather >> this way >> and that will show you which way the nap lies). >> I just now went out to the shop and checked different makes of grand >> shanks and two upright butts. They all favored let-off, i.e., the >> nap lies >> in the direction the jack travels when letting off. >> --David Nereson, RPT >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> pianotech list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives >
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