<html xmlns:o="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" xmlns:w="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:word" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40"> <head> <meta http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=us-ascii"> <meta name=Generator content="Microsoft Word 11 (filtered medium)"> <style>  </style> </head> <body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple> <div class=Section1> List,<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> Just a report on Kawai prehung hammers/shanks and flanges. We bought 7 sets for KG2As, KG2Ds, and a KG2E. I usually don’t like prehung hammers but these were wonderful! All details were immaculate, and in each set there were only one or two that even needed traveling or burning! Not only that, but right out of the box they sounded great on the piano. I give Kawai an “A plus” for these, and the cost was less than I usually pay for hammers alone. Kudos to Don and Kawai.<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> Vince tells me he had the same experience; Very good.<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> On a side note, with the (6) students working many hours we developed a system to complete the following in TWO SHOP DAYS;<o:p></o:p> <ol style='margin-top:0in' start=1 type=1> <li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'>New shanks flanges and hammers<o:p></o:p></li> <li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'>Complete restringing<o:p></o:p></li> <li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'>Recondition agraffes <o:p></o:p></li> <li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'>Dressing of v-bar and other friction points<o:p></o:p></li> <li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'>Repinned hammer rail and balanciers<o:p></o:p></li> <li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'>New “Crescendo” front and balance rail punchings<o:p></o:p></li> <li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'>Rebushing of lyre, underlevers, etc.<o:p></o:p></li> <li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'>Other “misc.” stuff and complete regulation, tunings voicing, etc.<o:p></o:p></li> </ol> <o:p> </o:p> In essence, it’s like a new piano. The students enjoyed this process and although the first one took more time (6 days), after they got the hang of it it seemed like our system came together the faster we went. In all we did 14 pianos this summer. Buying the Kawai hammers saved us about one full day and big bucks. (Maybe I’m too slow with all the hammer work…)<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> Anyway, while it seemed a bit like NASCAR this summer it was fun and the experience for the students was tremendous. <o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> Jim Busby BYU<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> <o:p> </o:p> </div> </body> </html>