American Supply hammers (complaint-question-long and sort of off-topic :-{

[Lance Lafargue]

If you're taking a poll, I've used Wally Brooks for years and had great
results.  I've also heard good things about Renner.  I'm surprised you got
your hammers at all.  
Lance Lafargue, RPT
New Orleans Chapter
Covington, LA.
lafargue@iamerica.net

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> From: ralph m martin <rmartin30@juno.com>
> To: pianotech@ptg.org
> Subject: Re: American Supply hammers (complaint-question-long and sort of
off-topic :-{
> Date: Monday, December 08, 1997 9:09 PM
> 
> Hi again Greg
> I agree with Susan! I think you'll be a lot happier if you bore and shape
> your own hammers. Once in a while you get back a set that's fine..but
> most of the time I don't have good luck with any company. Boring your own
> and shaping will eliminate the errors ..the errors will now have to be
> your own.
> 
> Ralph Martin
> 
> On Mon, 8 Dec 1997 18:39:12 -0800 (PST) Susan Kline <skline@proaxis.com>
> writes:
> >At 07:49 PM 12/8/97 -0600, Greg Torres wrote:
> >>Dear list:
> >>
> >>Has any body elses on this list had problems on a fairly regular 
> >basis when
> >>it comes to getting stuff (particularly hammers)from American Supply?
> >
> >Dear Greg,
> >
> >Too bad. I don't put on all that many sets of hammers, but I never yet 
> >have
> >gotten what I consider a _good_ job when it comes to preboring, with 
> >or
> >without samples, from anyone. Some were worse than others, and some 
> >were
> >much worse than others. 
> >
> >I finally gave up and started doing it myself. I can put up with my 
> >own
> >inexactitude a lot easier than with someone else's, and I have the
> >motivation to do it the way I want. Also, I can bore one or two and 
> >try them
> >on the action, and see if they are right before I do the rest, which a
> >supplier can't.
> >
> >Anyone else, have you had _GOOD, EXACT_ results from any supplier's
> >preboring to samples? Maybe I just haven't ordered them the right 
> >place.
> >
> >Sincerely,
> >
> >Susan
> >
> >Susan Kline
> >P.O. Box 1651
> >Philomath, OR 97370
> >skline@proaxis.com
> >
> >"With a little more courage, I could get myself into a lot more 
> >trouble."
> >			-- Ashleigh Brilliant
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