[CAUT] All day with Wally Brooks

[Paul T Williams]

Fred et.al,

I'm sorry I can't come, but we had Wally out here a year ago or so for 
this very class.  I HIGHLY recommend any of you going if you can.  It was 
extremely informative and educational.  I took that class immediately to 
many pianos here at UNL with great results...especially in tone building 
and now have great respect for his Natural Felt hammers.

I hope you have a great turn out!

Best,

Paul




Fred Sturm <fssturm at unm.edu> 
Sent by: caut-bounces at ptg.org
04/10/2008 12:31 PM
Please respond to
College and University Technicians <caut at ptg.org>


To
caut University Technicians <caut at ptg.org>
cc

Subject
[CAUT] All day with Wally Brooks






 The NM chapter would like to invite you to an all day seminar with Wally 
Brooks, to be held on Saturday, May 17 at the University of NM, 
Albuquerque, NM. 

1.      All About Hammers 
Take a microscopic tour into the depths of a piano hammer.  Learn about 
the making of felt and the process of manufacturing hammers including our 
new Natural Felt.  We will discuss how to control weight and touch through 
hammer selection and the information needed for boring hammers.  You will 
also learn grand and upright hammer hanging on old and new shanks and 
flanges as well as using pre-hung hammers.
 
2.      Replacing Grand Action Parts – for fun, profit & weight control 
What is important when changing parts?  Important measurements to consider 
and their effects on fit regulation and touch.  Backcheck installation, 
using sample kits and a simple system for controlling touch weight.
 
3.      Tone Building 
A thorough discussion and demonstration of the process of putting a new 
set of hammers into their optimum working state and the art of listening 
to tone.
 
For further information, please contact me off list.

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




-------------- next part --------------
An HTML attachment was scrubbed...
URL: https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/caut.php/attachments/20080410/15e348e7/attachment.html