[pianotech] Tuning wrench tip threads?

Michael Magness IFixPianos at yahoo.com
Thu Sep 3 14:12:02 MDT 2009


On Thu, Sep 3, 2009 at 9:18 AM, <MPianotex at aol.com> wrote:

>  I just bought 2 tunung heads from
> schaff and found that do NOT fit the Hale hammers that I have. Schaff says
> that they won't take it back because they sent what I ordered.
> They suggested that I should have the hammer rethreaded by a tool and die
> maker, which would cost more that a new hammer.
>
>  In a message dated 9/3/2009 9:15:43 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
> hoffsoco at luther.edu writes:
>
> On 9/3/09, Jon Page <jonpage at comcast.net> wrote:
> > I thought the tap and die size to use was 3/8" with 27 tpi
> > --
> >
> > Regards,
> >
> > Jon Page
> >
>
>
> Not with Schaff...
>
> --
> Conrad Hoffsommer, RPT - Keyboard Technician
> Luther College, 700 College Dr.,
> Decorah, Iowa 52101-1045
> 1-(563)-387-1204 // Fax 1-(563)-387-1076
>
>
> ------------------------------
>


I bought my extension hammer from Schaff, they had a "special" price on it
because it had a flaw in the rosewood. Knowing that after a few years there
would probably be several more "flaws" from various things that happen to
hammers, I bought it. When I attempted to change the head I discovered the
other flaw they failed to mention, it was crossthreaded onto the shaft. If I
wanted to use a different head I'd have to cut it off and use the other end
of the shaft or buy a second shaft which I did.
Either way I got the shaft from Schaff! :-)

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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