Hi David, Have you found a place to purchase Hermes abrasives? Alan -- Alan McCoy, RPT Eastern Washington University amccoy at mail.ewu.edu 509-359-4627 > From: David Ilvedson <ilvey at sbcglobal.net> > Reply-To: <ilvey at sbcglobal.net>, "College and University Technicians > <caut at ptg.org>" <caut at ptg.org> > Date: Fri, 09 Jun 2006 15:18:27 -0700 > To: <caut at ptg.org> > Subject: Re: [CAUT] various tool suppliers > > 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
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