Thanks, William. You mean someone actually agrees with me? :-D You "could" also resuse the flanges if you needed to save a few dollars. Or just replace the knuckles! I've done all of that at one time or another. When I didn't have a choice. Avery At 09:17 AM 1/5/2007, you wrote: >Avery, > >You are right. I was thinking about removing grand hammers in >general. Personally, I think it is easier to replace the shanks >when putting on hammers. In fact, it probably saves time. > >William > > > > >PIANO BOUTIQUE >William Benjamin >Piano Tuner Extraordinaire ><http://www.pianoboutique.biz>www.pianoboutique.biz >The tuner alone, >preserves the tone. > > >---------- >From: pianotech-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces at ptg.org] >On Behalf Of Avery >Sent: Thursday, January 04, 2007 5:14 PM >To: tune4u at earthlink.net; Pianotech List >Subject: RE: Regluing hammer felts continued > >Well, if it needs new hammers, it also needs new knuckles which >means why would would you bother? Just go ahead and replace the >shanks/flanges with the new hammers and be done with it! JMO! > >Avery > >At 02:47 PM 1/4/2007, you wrote: > >I snip old hammers off with a pair of sidecutter -- sturdy, like an >electrician would use, not an electronics person. Usually just >splitting the tail is enough. > >Alan Barnard >Salem, MO >Joshua 24:15 > > > >---------- >Original message >From: "William Benjamin" >To: "Pianotech List" >Received: 01/04/2007 2:31:41 PM >Subject: Regluing hammer felts continued > >Greetings list, > >As some of you might suspect, my hammer regluing job was a >bust. Called the customer and told them that it does need new >hammers. When I would CA glue the separated side of the hammer, the >other side would come loose in my hands and with the glue on one >side, they became too stiff to work with with any good results. > >Now my question: Are there any pliers to split the heads off the >shanks that are better than others. I have done many grand sets, >but you know there is a difference. I have only done one vertical >set retaining the old shanks at the Piano Hospital, where they had a >dandy tool for that purpose. If there is more than one kind of >pliers, what are the opinions of which one works best. > >Yes I have egg on my face, but as grumpy Joe can tell you, I will >work until I get it right. I was once told that if the only ones >that could play piano were those that could afford Steinways: the >world would have missed out on many good musicians. I would stoop >to regluing hammers if I could help some one, but when it is not >possible, then I am willing to take the high ground and replace the entire set. > >William > > > > > >PIANO BOUTIQUE >William Benjamin >Piano Tuner Extraordinaire ><http://www.pianoboutique.biz/>www.pianoboutique.biz >The tuner alone, >preserves the tone. > > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/pianotech.php/attachments/20070105/a7344669/attachment.html
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