[CAUT] Vertical hammer installation

[Daniel Gurnee]

Dan,

As a hammer wears on an upright the wear causes the strike point to  
become lower. So the installation of new hammers requires attention to  
the alignment of the wood core.

Dan Gurnee  HSU Retired


On Jul 16, 2009, at 11:38 AM, Dan Rembold wrote:

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> List,
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> I've got what may be an obvious question.  I'm preparing to install  
> a set of Abel hammers on a Steinway vertical, and the center lines  
> of the trials are about an eighth of an inch above the center line  
> of the original neighbors.  Would I do well to shorten the shanks  
> enough to line up properly, or is there something else I'm missing.
>
> Has anyone else encountered this?  Any help would be appreciated.
>
> Dan Rembold
> Auburn University
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