Reshaping VS new hammers

[antares]

You need new hammers of course.
Make sure the technician knows how to do this properly as it is more than
difficult enough..
And no graphite but for instance McLube or teflon powder.

friendly greetings
from

Antares,

Amsterdam, Holland

"where music is, no harm can be"

> From: Bob Luderer <Bluderer@sloanandcompany.com>
> Reply-To: pianotech@ptg.org
> Date: Wed, 1 Aug 2001 09:05:28 -0400
> To: "'pianotech@ptg.org'" <pianotech@ptg.org>
> Subject: Reshaping VS new hammers
> 
> I am considering replacing or reshaping the hammers in my 1926 Steinway
> model M.  Hammers are Steinway, were last replaced in 1966.  Voicing no
> longer is able to resolve the tonal variation, they are just too worn for
> that.  However my tech (not an RPT) thinks that reshaping will get a few
> more years out of them and bring the tone back to what it should be.  I
> would be interested in your thoughts on this......I wonder how this will
> affect the "feel" of the instrument, there was talk of lubing the action
> with graphite as well........
> 
> Bob Luderer
> Acctg & IS Manager
> 
> 
>