Can you believe all you read?

[John Ross]

One of the ways, that I 'sell', an action tape replacement, is by 
demonstrating, the faster return, of the one with the good tape.
You know, hold both hammers against the string, and let them go 
simultaneously, the one with the tape, will normally return, noticeably 
faster.
But I have been surprised on a couple of occasions, where it didn't.

John M. Ross
Windsor, Nova Scotia, Canada
jrpiano@win.eastlink.ca
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Hechler Family" <dahechler@charter.net>
To: "Pianotech" <pianotech@ptg.org>
Sent: Sunday, November 20, 2005 3:19 PM
Subject: Re: Can you believe all you read?


> I'm not an engineer by any means, but I always believed that the 
> bridle straps aided in the return of the hammer. Meaning that the 
> hammer is started to pull to return then the hammer spring kicks in 
> and does the rest.  Especially if in the older upright actions where, 
> I'm sure, the hammer springs are getting weaker or the action is 
> tighter because of swelling due to humidity.
>
> Duaine
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