Thanks for the input so far. My main conclusion so far is the same as David's. Get the instrument stupid-sharp. I am curious if anyone has compared flat ground chisels with hollow ground chisels. I would think hollow ground would make life a little easier on the carving end (with more frequent sharpening, however). Anyone? William R. Monroe ----- Original Message ----- From: "Paul McCloud" <pmc033@earthlink.net> To: "Pianotech" <pianotech@ptg.org> Sent: Sunday, March 20, 2005 9:20 PM Subject: RE: Bridge Notching Chisels > William: > I took a class from Nick Gravagne in Sacramento last month. He had all of > his favorite tools for notching, and did a demonstration of notching for > us. I believe he made his own chisels. I couldn't describe them > adequately, but in the class, of course, everyone wanted to know where to > get the right tools. The place to start would be Mazzaglia Tools, 978 > 372-1319 (from the 2002 Resource Guide). They have everything you need and > more. > Paul McCloud > San Diego > > > > > [Original Message] > > From: William R. Monroe <pianotech@a440piano.net> > > To: Pianotech <pianotech@ptg.org> > > Date: 03/20/2005 5:30:07 PM > > Subject: Bridge Notching Chisels > > > > To the rebuilders of the list: > > > > I have been playing around on a junk bridge, getting the hang of notching > > (re-notching as it were) trying a few different chisels that I own. I am > > wondering what the preferred chisels are for you who do this regularly. I > > would love to hear of particular chisels (links, photos would be great), > and > > which ones are favored for which part of the notching process. Thanks in > > advance for your insights > > > > William R. Monroe > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > pianotech list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives > > > > _______________________________________________ > pianotech list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives > >
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