[CAUT] Fly parts; was NY hammers/ Hamburg hammers

[Keith Roberts]

Yeah, didn't you have me do that? No wonder it was easy....
K

On Mon, Feb 14, 2011 at 8:21 AM, Dale Erwin <erwinspiano at aol.com> wrote:

> Yeah....Now you tell me.  I guess we needed the practice.....:)
>  Actually it wasn't as hard as it sounds
>
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Ed Foote <a440a at aol.com>
> To: caut at ptg.org
> Sent: Mon, Feb 14, 2011 6:15 am
> Subject: [CAUT] Fly parts; was NY hammers/ Hamburg hammers
>
>    Dale writes:
> >>  I recently took 3 mm off the bass cheekblock of a 1935 D to get the
> hammers correctly positioned under the strings. Key ends under the under
> lifters etc. That required moving the blocks locating dowels, hold down
> screw hole and key slip screw and bending the brass fall board in a bit to
> keep the fall closing with out rubbing.
>
> Wow, that is a lot of work.  I had to move an action to the bass by 5 mm
> more than the block would allow, so I cut off the side facing the bottom A,
>  leaving the  dowels and screw holes alone..  All I needed to do was bevel
> the edge, recut the mortise for the guide and spray some black lacquer.  It
> seemed easier than shifting the block.
>
> Regards,
> Ed Foote
>
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