David I.., Yes. If the staple is too wide, with slipjoint pliers, a little squeeze at the tips of the staple. I've never had one come off and when it's time to remove them, they will come off with a thumb nail. Daniel Gurnee on 10/8/04 11:27 AM, David Ilvedson at ilvey@sbcglobal.net wrote: > How do you clamp staple to the hammer? C-clamps? ;-] Is it just the > pressure of prongs going down the sides of the hammers? > > David I. > > > > ----- Original message ----------------------------------------> > From: Daniel Gurnee <dgurnee@humboldt1.com> > To: College and University Technicians <caut@ptg.org> > Received: Fri, 08 Oct 2004 08:35:46 -0700 > Subject: Re: [CAUT] Thumbtacks in hammers! > >> Humboldt State University has performed works requiring a Cimbalom type >> sound which I provided not with tacks but staples. A light sound can be >> obtained using paper straples and a heavies sound with shop staples. The >> staples are placed at the crown of the hammer crosswise and clamped to the >> sides. The impact on playing keeps the staple in place and does no damage >> to the hammer. > >> Daniel Gurnee, RPT retired from HSU > > > > >> on 10/8/04 4:15 AM, Victor Belanger at vbela@MIT.EDU wrote: > >>> How ironic! >>> >>> Next week I have to prep a piano for Lou Harrison's Symphony #3, and >>> in the score there are instructions of installing thumb tack in the >>> hammers. >>> At first I thought to myself "what kind of piece of s&%t of a piano >>> can I put on stage" but then I looked at the score and it is somewhat >>> demanding. >>> It does not make me happy but, I chose an upright and I will take it >>> as it is and find out what needs to be done after. If I need to >>> change the hammers, then that is what I will need to do; sadly. >>> >>> Anyone with other kind of experiences with thumbtack that could >>> recommend a few pointers. >>> >>> Best. >>> >>> Victor Belanger >>> MIT >>> >>> ----- Original message ----------------------------------------> >>> From: John Minor <jminor@uiuc.edu> >>> To: caut <caut@ptg.org> >>> Received: Wed, 6 Oct 2004 10:55:11 -0500 >>> Subject: [CAUT] Thumbtacks in hammers! >>> >>>> Well, it finally happened. Every university technician fears >>>> that one day the following will happen in their school: >>> >>>> A recently rebuilt Steinway B was used for a performance of >>>> Stravinsky's RAGTIME. The piece calls for cymbalum so, in it's >>>> place a piano had thumb tacks pushed into the hammer felt to >>>> imitate the sound. This was for a NEW MUSIC performance here >>>> at the University of Illinois. >>> >>>> I wrote a nice email to the performing arts center director >>>> where the atrocity was committed and informed them the hammers >>>> would need to be replaced at a cost of $400 for the parts. >>>> Unfortunately, I failed to mention the 30 or so hours it could >>>> take to bore and hang the new set! >>> >>>> The department directors spoke and the offenders were >>>> supposedly "spoken to" about the matter. Personally I'd rather >>>> have had the chance to talk to people face to face and ask, >>>> "What were you thinking?" There seems to be an attitude of >>>> "I'll do anything I darn well feel like doing" among many in >>>> our music department. Is that an isolated attitude? >>> >>> >>>> John Minor >>>> University of Illinois >>> _______________________________________________ >>> caut list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives >>> > >> _______________________________________________ >> caut list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives > > _______________________________________________ > caut list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives >
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