Hi the following letters included three "chili peppers" in the new Eudora to show flame content. I donīt think thereīs anything nasty, naughty, nor non-appropriate in the post. Any ideas? At 11:18 26.11.2000 -0600, you wrote: >Hi Dave, > What brand of tacks do you use, and how do you compare the >tone of various brands? >Roger > > >At 11:39 PM 25/11/00 -0800, you wrote: > >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 > >>> >> > >>> >> > >>> > > >>> > > >>> > > >>> > >> > >> > > >Roger Jolly >Saskatoon, Canada. >306-665-0213 >Fax 652-0505
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