Dremel Tool

[Les Smith]

Hi, Joe!

I've been using a Dremel Moto-tool in my shop for decades. It works best
on grand hammers. On uprights, especially those with "compact" actions,
the dampers and braces can interfere with getting the drum sander "square"
to the hammer surface. Mis-shaping can easily occur, if you're not care-
ful. However, carefully used, they can save time. And I agree with you
totally about hand finishing the hammers, after doing the rough work with
the Moto-Tool. The two approaches, used together, can produce some fine
results. Just be careful when using the Dremel tool on upright hammers!

Les Smith
lessmith@buffnet.net

On Thu, 3 Apr 1997, Joseph Vitti wrote:

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>                State University of New York at Stony Brook
>                        Stony Brook, NY
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>                                             Joseph Vitti
>                                             Concert Technician
>                                             03-Apr-1997 02:12pm EST
> FROM:  JVITTI
> TO:    Remote Addressee                     ( _pianotech@byu.edu )
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> Subject: Dremel Tool
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>  Has anyone had experience with using a dremel tool (minimite cordless) to file
> hammers? I must confess that I've always placed its use on hammers in the area
> of "hack"work. I recently had a set of ugly misshaped Steinway hammers I tired
> it on. It really worked very well in "sculpting" a good hammer shape. You can
> start up on the shoulder and make a pionted shape without pulling felt from the
> bottom. If you use a file stick you'd have a really small hammer by the time
> you were finished. It's alot less work for a very good result. I still go over
> the hammer with a file stick and then with a strip to shoe shine.  I've also
> tried it while fitting hammers to the strings. Seems to work good there as
> well.
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