No, I'd stick with the metal thumbtacks...better tone and durability. What is really great is to pull the tacks everyonce in awhile and see how the voicing going...;-] It helps to have your tongue firmly planted when pulling the tacks. David I. -----Original Message----- From: Robin Blankenship <itune@firstsaga.com> To: pianotech@ptg.org <pianotech@ptg.org> Date: Saturday, November 25, 2000 11:50 AM Subject: Re: Tacks in hammers >David, > >Would push pins work? Or, would the plastic fall apart after fifty years and >have to be replaced?? > >Robin > > >----- Original Message ----- >From: David Ilvedson, RPT <ilvey@jps.net> >To: <pianotech@ptg.org> >Sent: Saturday, November 25, 2000 12:58 PM >Subject: Re: Tacks in hammers > > >> Clyde, >> >> This is an old trick that brightens the tone while voicing the hammers and >> the same time. Where have you been? ;-} >> >> David I. >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Clyde Hollinger <cedel@supernet.com> >> To: pianotech@ptg.org <pianotech@ptg.org> >> Date: Friday, November 24, 2000 7:22 PM >> Subject: Tacks in hammers >> >> >> >Bud, >> > >> >Doesn't it ruin the hammers to put tacks in them? Or was the value of >the >> piano >> >low enough that it didn't really matter? >> > >> >Regards, Clyde >> > >> >Bud Schwab wrote: >> > >> >> Hi gang, >> >> >> >> When I was tuning for MGM in the 60's and 70's we would put small tacks >> in >> >> the hammers to produce the honky tonk sound. I believe we used those >> >> little tacks that you use to install bridle straps. I would put three >> side >> >> by side in the trichords and two in the bichords. It gave quite a good >> >> sound. Can't tell you any more what movies they were all used in but >> there >> >> quite a few and never had any complaints. I learned that trick from >the >> >> previous MGM tuner. >> >> >> >> Bud >> >> >> >> >In reply to Ed Foote's comments about tuning one string of the >trichord >> a >> >> >bit high, I have also offered a "special effects tuning", which is a >> >> >honky tonk sound. But my idea was to tune one of the trichords DOWN >> >> >slightly. No one has taken me up on the offer yet, so I haven't >actually >> >> >done it. >> >> > >> >> >Have any others tried this? How did you do it? Did it work well? Did >you >> >> >retune the piano afterwards to normal? >> >> > >> >> >Wally Scherer >> >> >Palm Beach County, Florida >> >> >>----------------------------------------------------------------------- >> >> >Send e-mail (TEXT ONLY!) to: <WallyTS@iname.com> or >> <p003520b@pb.seflin.org> >> >> >If you are sending html documents, attachments, etc., please use: >> >> ><WTScherer@hotmail.com> This is checked about once a week. >> >> >My personal web page: <http://www.geocities.com/vienna/2411> >> >> >My business web page: <http://www.angelfire.com/biz6/afinetune> >> >> >> >> Bud Schwab >> >> W 6 Z Y P >> >> Malibu, california >> >> >> >> >> > >> > >> > >> > >
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