traveling/traveling/ traveling?

[Lance Lafargue]

Hey John,
I don't do it often, but I know a player guy who does this all the time.  He
wraps the flange and whatever else he doesn't want heated w/foil, then puts
it in a microwave. Apparently only sharp edges of foil create the sparks we
sometimes see.  You might do this around lunch time and eat as you reglue
the hammer.
 Lance Lafargue, RPT
Mandeville, LA
New Orleans Chapter, PTG
lancelafargue@bellsouth.net

-----Original Message-----
From: owner-pianotech@ptg.org [mailto:owner-pianotech@ptg.org]On Behalf
Of John Ross
Sent: Saturday, February 24, 2001 2:01 PM
To: pianotech@ptg.org
Subject: Re: traveling/traveling/ traveling?


Hi,
I have noticed, that it has been recommended, that newly
installed hammers
that are crooked, (I know this has never happened to you), should
be removed
and reinstalled.
I have done this, when I noticed it right away.
But, if I notice it the next day, I find it almost impossible to
remove the offending
hammer without damaging it.
What is the secret?
I thought on the microwave, but thought it would damage the
hammer.
I tried the wallpaper remover treated water, on the glue joint.
That didn't
seem to help.
Regards,
John M. Ross
Windsor, Nova Scotia, Canada
piano.tech@ns.sympatico.ca
----- Original Message -----
From: <JIMRPT@AOL.COM>
To: <pianotech@ptg.org>
Sent: Saturday, February 24, 2001 2:28 PM
Subject: Re: traveling/traveling/ traveling?


> Interesting takes on this traveling thread................
>
> There are a few mutable truths which should be kept in mind vis
a vis shank
> traveling:
>
> a.) Exigencies of mass manufacturing should not be confused
with  technically
> superior methodologies.
> b.) "Burning in" is only a 'substitute' for a well traveled
shank and/or a
> well placed hammer.
> c.) There is no superior method to having a well traveled shank
'before'
> hammers are installed.
>
>  When addressing a badly aligned new hammer on a new shank it
is better to
> make any corrections at the shank/hammer interface than to
"burn in the
> shank". Of course any 'small' corrections can be accomplished
by "burning in
> the shank".
>  When you order pre hung hammers you should be prepared to do a
small amount
> of regluing in order to keep your "burning in" at a minimum.
Thankfully there
> are suppliers today who each do a marvelously correct job of
'prehanging'
> hammers and the ones who do a good job of prehanging also
supply the better
> quality shanks............does this mean that there will be 'no
traveling'
> required?......... no absolutely not, but there will be a
minimum of
> traveling to do and this traveling should be done before any
decision is made
> to either "burn in the shank" or release the hammer and reglue
it in the
> 'new' proper position.
>
>  My order of priorities run:
> a.) travel all shanks prior to hammer installation.
> b.) travel all shanks on 'prehung' sets and realign hammers via
the hammer
> release method.
> c.) save "burn in" for very minor touch-up of alignment.
>
>  While "burn in is last in my prference it is still a very
viable option in
> those cases where time/cost is paramount such as in concert
situations where
> time is limited and in those cases where cost to 'more'
correctly solve
> problems is the limiting factor.
>
> My view.
>  Jim Bryant (FL)
>