At 12:31 PM 8/16/96 -0400, you wrote: >Ron Shiflet writes: > >List, > I will be restringing a piano soon. Will the strike point change >with the new strings? (snip) > >Ron, > >DO NOT assume that the strike point was correct in the first place. Even >allowing for wear in hanging your samples you will want to use your ears to >confirm where the best strike point is. It sometimes varies from section to >section so hang plenty of samples. >Also, variations in plate/V-bar dimentions will have an effect on the bore >distance of your new hammers which will in turn affect strike point. >And, if the plate has been moved/removed it will be even more important to >confirm aurally your hammer placement. > >Paul Dempsey >Marshall University >Huntington, WV >wippen@aol.com Dear Friends, A friend of mine restrung a Baldwin Studio but reused the original hammers. The hammers, unfortunately, are misshapen because of a poor hammer shaping job (more felt on the underneath side of the hammers than on top of the hammers). The hammers really should be replaced, but that will probably not get done. The tone in the top section is very poor, because the hammers are striking too far away from the v-bar. For future reference, what is the best way to raise up the action so that the hammers will strike in the correct place? Of course one would adjust the posts that the feet of the action brackets sit on. If these posts are adjusted taller, would I then have to respace hammers and re-regulate the dampers? What else would change that should need to be adjusted? Or would the best option be to replace the hammers and re-regulate the action? Questioning! Sincerely, David A. Vanderhoofven dkvander@clandjop.com Joplin, Missouri, USA Associate Member, Piano Technicians Guild web page: http://www.clandjop.com/~dkvander/ *****P.S.***** The web page is finally up again!
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