Hammer fluff fallout

[Barbara Richmond]

Hey all,

For putting an upright action on its back, I use a couple of pieces of 2 x 4
that have carpet glued to one side.  Not high tech, but nothing gets
damaged!

Barbara Richmond
Somewhere near Peoria, IL


----- Original Message -----
From: "David Love" <davidlovepianos@earthlink.net>
To: "Pianotech" <pianotech@ptg.org>
Sent: Monday, October 06, 2003 1:29 PM
Subject: RE: Hammer fluff fallout


> With grand actions I take them outside and set them on the bench (cover
the
> bench with something first).  Borrow a chair to sit on and spare your
back.
> Even then I usually have a vacuum and lay the hose along the shanks so
that
> the hose end is in close proximity to where I am filing.  That tends to
> draw some of the airborn debris into the vacuum.  Cover the wippens with a
> sheet of felt before filing btw.  With upright actions I generally find
> that there is somewhere to set the action outside: a barbecue table or
> something.  I prefer to file upright hammers with the action laying on its
> back.  Easier access and the filings don't fall down in to the action.  If
> you don't carry an action cradle (which isn't a bad idea if you anticipate
> filing--the one with four individual legs is much more compact), you can
> often lay the action back on a moving blanket doubled up so as not to
> stress or bend the back check wires.  If it must be done in the house I
> again try to position the hose of the vacuum near where I am filing.  It
> tends to draw the air toward it and the dust along with it.  When you are
> done vacuum around the piano for any residual fallout.
>
> David Love
> davidlovepianos@earthlink.net
>
>
> > [Original Message]
> > From: Dave Davis <davistunes@yahoo.com>
> > To: Pianotech <pianotech@ptg.org>
> > Date: 10/6/2003 10:30:45 AM
> > Subject: Hammer fluff fallout
> >
> > When I'm re-shaping hammers, there's always a lot of
> > fluff that floats around.  Therefore, I'm reluctant to
> > do hammers in the customer's home without scheduling
> > Merry Maids to show up and dust after I'm finished.
> >
> > Am I just messy or is the fallout part of the ordeal
> > of having one's piano serviced.
> >
> > And that brings up another thing, how do you deal with
> > upright re-shaping at the customer's home?  It's not
> > fun doing it on the floor or front porch (AMHIK), and
> > I'm not really set up for hauling a couple of small
> > tables along.
> >
> > Just wondering,
> >
> > Dave Davis
> > Renton, WA
> >
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