[CAUT] Vertical hammer installation

[Dan Rembold]

Fred et al,
Thanks for the input.  I ended up rehanging the bass section with new shanks, which worked out well.
I think the original problem came about because the first trials I set for the bass section were not right.  The second time I installed them in the piano, which of course helped.
The Abel hammers have a great sound, by the way.  The customer was very pleased with the improvement.
Dan Rembold
Auburn University  

--- On Mon, 7/20/09, Fred Sturm <fssturm at unm.edu> wrote:

> From: Fred Sturm <fssturm at unm.edu>
> Subject: Re: [CAUT] Vertical hammer installation
> To: caut at ptg.org
> Date: Monday, July 20, 2009, 12:11 PM
> Yes, and you have a longer glue
> joint (more solid, less likely to become loose). It's
> easy - use a brad point bit that chucks in a combination
> handle. With care, hand turn the bit until the brad tip just
> penetrates the top of the molding. That gives you consistent
> depth, and a nice glue relief hole as a bonus. The caveat is
> you need a firm and steady hand, so you don't let the
> bit wander around in the hole and make it less precise in
> angle. But I find I can do that holding the hammer in one
> hand, the bit/combo handle in the other, as long as I am
> focused and attentive.
>  Regards,Fred
> SturmUniversity of New Mexicofssturm at unm.edu
> 
>  
> On Jul 17, 2009, at 12:37 PM, Mccoy, Alan
> wrote:
> Hi Dan,
> 
> If it were me, I’d bore them deeper for alignment as well
> as glue relief.
> 
> Alan
>