[CAUT] Bostons

[Jim Busby]

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Hey Fred,

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What about the shape? Wouldn't that only flatten the crown?=20

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The Joe Goss tool has all the strips; one that just files the middle
string cut, outside two, outside one, and all 3. I just put it on the
hammer and 1 2 3 down up down. Voila, done. You can be just as fussy
with mating upright hammers as you can with grands and the results are
about as dramatic. No one really wants to take the time with most
verticles though. JMO.

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Regards,

Jim

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From: caut-bounces@ptg.org [mailto:caut-bounces@ptg.org] On Behalf Of
Fred Sturm
Sent: Wednesday, December 07, 2005 12:17 PM
To: College and University Technicians
Subject: Re: [CAUT] Bostons

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On Dec 7, 2005, at 10:35 AM, Jim Busby wrote:





Have you tried Joe Goss' hammer fitting block? It's the only tool I've

found for upright piano hammer mating (hammer to strings) that will

easily file hammers in an upright.


Hi Jim,

    A quicker, easier way is to use a sandpaper strip between strings
and hammers. Grit facing out towards hammers (DUH). Press hammers
against strings, using shanks or catchers to press, not too much force.
Use a block of wood or something to press four or five at a time, with
appropriate width strip of paper. 180 grit or so. Zip, zip, you're done.
BTW, this is an idea courtesy of Mr Spurlock, not original with me.

    It's helpful to do a bit of string leveling before: brass drift,
light hammer, tap, tap. Helps speed up tuning stability on green
instruments, too.

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Regards,

Fred Sturm

University of New Mexico

fssturm@unm.edu

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