HAMMER HANGING JIG, from spurlock

[Ron Nossaman]

> Soooooooooo...... design a better scale and build a better bridge to 
> make it happen!
>  
> Terry Farrell
> 
>     ----- Original Message -----
>       I did use the jig once upon a time but found it cumbersome . Also
>     as someone stated, the  high treble shoulder is not the necessary
>     reference for a straight line.  And on most Steinways I locate the
>     optimum position  by ear & install the hammers in  a horseshoe line
>     in the 1st capo section which aids power , sustain & a more solid
>     tone on shift, so using a jig is not applicable. 
>       It appears, from years of doing this, that the real problem is a
>     bridge & scale defeicency as it is such a prevalent & predictable
>     phenomenon model to model.  Not just Steinway either boys & girls
>      Dale Erwin


Here here. One general fix is worth a thousand incident-specific 
workarounds.
Ron N