Ibach Hammers

[Otto Keyes]

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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

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