Hi Joe, I have only done one full set of shanks since I got them - actually long burnishers, not reamers (though I made a few reamers of sizes larger than commonly available, using short segments). Worked quite nicely. Very quick, predictable and reliable results (in conjunction with Mannino reamers). A nice addition to the tool collection. For those who don't know what the heck this is about, Joe provides extra long burnishers (about 3 feet long), in thousandths increments to cover all centerpin sizes up to around #25. The idea being to pull it through the bushing after reaming, to size and iron the fibers before pinning. Regards, Fred --On Saturday, May 29, 2004 3:05 PM -0600 Joe And Penny Goss <imatunr@srvinet.com> wrote: > Hi Fred, How are those special reamers working out for you? > Joe Goss > imatunr@srvinet.com > www.mothergoosetools.com > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Fred Sturm" <fssturm@unm.edu> > To: "College and University Technicians" <caut@ptg.org> > Sent: Saturday, May 29, 2004 1:57 PM > Subject: Re: Practical Concert Work > > >> --On Saturday, May 29, 2004 5:17 PM +0200 Richard Brekne >> <Richard.Brekne@grieg.uib.no> wrote: >> >> > Thanks for chirping in there Fred. I have to say I had similar >> > reactions to much of his article. It would be nice to know some more >> > about who this fellow is, and what kind of concert venues and artists >> > he > frequently >> > provides service for. >> > >> > I agree particularily with your point about string leveling.... tho I'm >> > sure we can go along with Hudson far enough to acknowledge if one >> > over-does pulling upwards on the strings one can indeed cause problems >> > along the lines he mentions. That said... to suggest that no string >> > leveling whatsoever should be done struck me as bad advice. If you >> > dont mind it, I'd like to hear more about your thoughts on key bushing >> > cloth....you dipped slightly into that and it roused my interest. >> > >> > Cheers >> > RicB >> >> Key bushing cloth? Well, there are five thicknesses each of Haines and >> Charles House offered by Pianotek. I think what Renner, Schaff and > Spurlock >> offer are the Haines. Perhaps you can get Yamaha as well, if you can >> negotiate their parts department. That's what is available in firm felt, > at >> least that I know of. >> At any rate, I like to have plenty of the smallest three sizes of each >> (Charles and Haines) on hand at all times. There is some variation in >> thickness between batches. When bushing with Spurlock cauls and method, I >> look for a fit that is looser than I would really like with the caul (I'd >> prefer the cauls be a couple thousandths wider; and, yes, Bill will >> custom make them, and maybe I'll get around to ordering some. My >> complaint about it being too loose is that the caul doesn't hold the >> felt quite tightly enough for cutting purposes, and I have to bear >> down/sidways on the caul while cutting to avoid the felt pulling). I >> just experiment with various sizes I have in stock until I get what >> feels right. Sometimes that is two slightly different sizes (one in each >> side of the mortise). >> I have found that if I get that loose fit when installing the finish >> caul, ironing with the parallel sided brass cauls from Pianotek leaves >> me with a perfect fit, and I don't find myself needing to do any easing >> a year or > two >> down the road. Absolutely no custom easing (except for balance hole). If >> I use felt that is not all that much tighter, I find that no amount of >> ironing will create a permanently correct size - I have to squeeze wood, >> which I vastly prefer not to do, both for practical and theoretical > reasons. >> Regards, >> Fred Sturm >> University of New Mexico >> _______________________________________________ >> caut list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives > > _______________________________________________ > caut list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives
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