[pianotech] Hammer strike line. Was-----Yamaha Hammer Suggestion

Ron Nossaman rnossaman at cox.net
Sun Feb 7 21:28:47 MST 2010


David Love wrote:
> I can’t speak for Ron but sometimes I do and sometimes I don’t.  
>  It depends on the angle leaving the capo bar.  For example, on those 
> old B’s with the removable counterbearing plates (the ones that use 
> individual round understring felts) I often don’t change them because 
> the steepness of the angle leaving the capo bar is adequate for the 
> length.  On other pianos where the angle is less acute I do and then 
> move the bar forward or make it taller depending on how the shelf 
> accommodates the new counterbearing bars.  Also, I’ve changed the 
> counterbearing area on pianos where I’ve kept the original boards and 
> they still required the strike line modification.  So I’d say 
> that’s not it, the counterbearing area doesn’t seem to account for 
> the difference.

And how does this relate to the strike line?
Ron N


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