Stiff Shanks and knife edge Hammers

[Joseph Garrett]

They are hard as BBs! K?<G>

Joseph Garrett, R.P.T.
Captain, Tool Police
Squares R I


> [Original Message]
> From: J Patrick Draine <jpdraine at gmail.com>
> To: <joegarrett at earthlink.net>; Pianotech List <pianotech at ptg.org>
> Date: 11/26/2006 8:32:19 AM
> Subject: Re: Stiff Shanks and knife edge Hammers
>
> Joe,
> Could you post a definiton for <"B-B" type hammers>? Other than "bad"
> it's not clear what you're trying to say.
> Patrick Draine
>
> On 11/25/06, Joseph Garrett <joegarrett at earthlink.net> wrote:
> >
> > All hammers damp upper partials, and thank heavens for that! To avoid
it we
> > would need knife-edged hammers on inflexible shanks. Not a sound I would
> > work very hard to produce.
> >
> > Ed,
> > With hex shanks and "B-B" type hammers, we're coming close, methinks.<G>
> >
> > Joseph Garrett, R.P.T.
> > Captain, Tool Police
> > Squares R I
> >
> >
> >
>
>
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