[CAUT] various tool suppliers

[David Ilvedson]

I was a strip filer before I went to the Yamaha seminar.   I am now a paddler only.   Yamaha provided us with a sheet of sandpaper from "Hermes"....80 grit for the paddle.   Max, Yamaha Master Tech, said his paddle was 4 years old...never changed the sandpaper!   The paddle is just a piece of thin wood...1 inch or so wide by 6 inches long.   No handle.   Held between index and middle finger lightly with thumb pressing down lightly.   We worked from the front side of the hammer up to the top, lightened up on the pressure over the top and then down the other side.   I am having success with Renner Blues even...

David Ilvedson, RPT
Pacifica, California



----- Original message ----------------------------------------
From: "Fred Sturm" <fssturm at unm.edu>
To: "College and University Technicians" <caut at ptg.org>
Received: 6/9/2006 11:44:50 AM
Subject: Re: [CAUT] various tool suppliers


>On Jun 8, 2006, at 8:15 PM, Debra Feiger wrote:

>> I'm trying to find vendors for a few items if anyone
>> can help me find out who sells:
>>
>> magnetic let-off strips,
>> good sharp scissors to cut felt,
>mustache scissors, cosmetic section of drug store or whatever. Or go  
>to your local fabric store and check out their selection. Or you can  
>spend $100 and up at a gourmet knife and scissors emporium <G>.
>> a tilter for upright pianos,
>Schaff's is fine. I bought one for the U from them about 2 - 3 years  
>ago. Don't know what else is available.
>> the best quality bushing cloth/felt (is Schaff's as
>> good as Renner's and Pianotec'?),
>Probably quality is the same (probably both from Hainesworth (?sp?),  
>as Charles House is gone). I buy from Pianotek as the selection is or  
>has been better than anyone else's (they used to carry both Charles  
>House and Hainesworth, in several thicknesses. They might still have  
>some Charles House in stock. I use BU-6, 7, 8, 9. I find selection of  
>thickness critical to a good job, so I want multiple thicknesses on  
>hand to choose from.
>> sandpaper (is 3M garnett the best and can you buy it
>> already backed (for hammer filing)?
>Garnet is the best natural material. There are several synthetics  
>that work quite well. I find aluminum oxide quite workable for most  
>purposes. To glue it to a paddle, use double-sided carpet tape (tip  
>courtesy of Eric. I guess he forgot to tell you <g>). Me, I'm a strip  
>sander, and use individual hammer sized strips for all my coarse  
>hammer filing, backed with scotch tape for strength and smoothness.  
>Wider strips to "shoe-shine" the crowns in fine grits. I find I can  
>get better control that way, though it does take practice to get the  
>needed skill.
>>   Also Eric
>> Schandal recommends C and not D weight. Comments?
>I dunno. You'll have to ask him why.
>>
>> thanks everybody
>> Debra

>Regards,
>Fred Sturm
>University of New Mexico
>fssturm at unm.edu