This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment I'll second that. I found a bunch of hammers here that were blowing = apart & couldn't understand why, until I found a bunch of glover's = needles. I know they were the rage awhile back & I've used them on = occasion in the distant past. In some cases they can be useful (at = least short term -- you'll pay later) with really hard hammers; but they = cut the fibers, rather than perforate smoothly. Like cutting the = strings to lower the pitch. Just for fun, try putting a little steam on = a hammer that's been voiced that way. You get some real interesting = results! No tension/resilience possible when the fiber has been cut. = I'll be hanging hammers for awhile. Otto Keyes ----- Original Message -----=20 From: Robert Edwardsen=20 To: caut@ptg.org=20 Sent: Thursday, May 23, 2002 4:55 AM Subject: Re: Ibach Hammers Paul, Do you think they were needled with glover's needles? That really = destroys the hammers. Rob Edwardsen ----- Original Message -----=20 From: Paul Kupelian=20 To: caut@ptg.org=20 Sent: Wednesday, May 22, 2002 9:58 PM Subject: Ibach Hammers Hi all, Just looked at an Ibach 7' grand today. The hammers are really a = mess and the piano is less than ten years old. Some of the center = treble hammers look like either something got into them or they were = severely needled on the strike point. I reshaped one but it took quite = a bit of felt off. I am really puzzled over this one. =20 I don't know whether to reshape them or ask that the school spring = for new hammers. The upper and lower registers seem to be fine. Regards, Paul Kupelian, RPT ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/caut.php/attachments/5f/08/8d/eb/attachment.htm ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment--
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