Grand hammer tail shape.

[Newton Hunt]

The purpose of tapering hammers is to reduce weight, nothing more. 
What is important to me is to perfect and exact tapering on each
hammer.  Spurlock makes a tapering jig for use on a table saw which
is what I used myself but of my own fabrication.

It seems hammer width is critical for controlling hammer weight so
tapering full length is desirable and a table saw is the only way
to go for this, I have tried everything else with varying degrees
of success.

Have a SHARP blade.

		Newton

Doug Mahard wrote:
> 
> Hi one and all,
> 
> What are the criteria used in determining grand hammer tail taper shape.  Is
> it factors of clearence with neighboring parts and weight reduction?  As
> most of you know, the Korean pianos come through with none of this done,
> just the tail arcing and some very rough ridges for checking purposes that
> always seem to tear up the backchecks prematurely.
> 
> Thanks and a good weekend to all.
> 
> Doug Mahard