<html xmlns:v="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:vml" xmlns:o="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" xmlns:w="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:word" xmlns:st1="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" 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)"> <o:SmartTagType namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="City"/> <o:SmartTagType namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="PlaceType"/> <o:SmartTagType namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="PlaceName"/> <o:SmartTagType namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="place"/> <o:SmartTagType namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="PersonName"/>  <style>  </style> </head> <body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple> <div class=Section1> Jim,<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> You’re making the rest of us look slow and lazy…<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> Eric<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> <div> Eric Wolfley, RPT Head Piano Technician Cincinnati College-Conservatory of <st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Music</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType w:st="on">University</st1:PlaceType> of <st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Cincinnati</st1:place></st1:City> <o:p></o:p> </div> <div> <div class=MsoNormal align=center style='margin-left:.5in;text-align:center'> <hr size=2 width="100%" align=center tabindex=-1> </div> From: caut-bounces@ptg.org [mailto:caut-bounces@ptg.org] On Behalf Of <st1:PersonName w:st="on">Jim Busby</st1:PersonName> Sent: Thursday, August 02, 2007 3:10 PM To: <st1:PersonName w:st="on">College and University Technicians</st1:PersonName> Subject: [CAUT] Kawai prehung hammers - Very good!<o:p></o:p> </div> <o:p> </o:p> 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> <![if !supportLists]>1.       <![endif]>New shanks flanges and hammers<o:p></o:p> <![if !supportLists]>2.       <![endif]>Complete restringing<o:p></o:p> <![if !supportLists]>3.       <![endif]>Recondition agraffes <o:p></o:p> <![if !supportLists]>4.       <![endif]>Dressing of v-bar and other friction points<o:p></o:p> <![if !supportLists]>5.       <![endif]>Repinned hammer rail and balanciers<o:p></o:p> <![if !supportLists]>6.       <![endif]>New “Crescendo” front and balance rail punchings<o:p></o:p> <![if !supportLists]>7.       <![endif]>Rebushing of lyre, underlevers, etc.<o:p></o:p> <![if !supportLists]>8.       <![endif]>Other “misc.” stuff and complete regulation, tunings voicing, etc.<o:p></o:p> <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> <st1:PersonName w:st="on">Jim Busby</st1:PersonName> BYU<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> <o:p> </o:p> </div> </body> </html>