[pianotech] First hammer job - considerations

[Michael Magness]

On Fri, Mar 6, 2009 at 1:24 PM, <reggaepass at aol.com> wrote:

> Right you are, Mike.  After hitting "send", I realized that I was
> responding to a single post out of the context of the entire thread, making
> my post irrelevant to uprights (at least, those without knuckles <G>).
>  Thanks for helping keep me honest!
> Alan Eder
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Mike Spalding <mike.spalding1 at verizon.net>
> To: pianotech at ptg.org
> Sent: Fri, 6 Mar 2009 10:59 am
> Subject: Re: [pianotech] First hammer job - considerations
>
>   But the U-1 is an extraordinary piano - it has never worn out a single
> knuckle! <G>
>
> reggaepass at aol.com wrote:
> >
> > Also, in my experience, knuckles that have been in service long enough >
> for their respective hammers to have worn out need replacing. >
>
>
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Hi Julia,

I think you have the right idea and I Ed gave you some good advice. You can
find some of the tools you'll need along with some great how-to's at
spurlocktools.com and the hammer boring jig from Renner.

Mike

-- 
I intend to live forever. So far, so good.
Steven Wright


Michael Magness
Magness Piano Service
608-786-4404
www.IFixPianos.com
email mike at ifixpianos.com
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