In a message dated 97-04-03 14:43:41 EST, you write: Joseph Vitti wrote; << 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. >> Joseph and list; I have not tried this but I am interested in learning more about it. Can you explain the kind of attatchment you used? Is the drum or whatever you used a standard Dremel item or some kind of piano supply item? BTW, I saw Nick Gravagne use some kind of modified electric meat carver that had been modified by a technician in the Sacramento area. From the body of the carver there were two thin flat pieces of metal that came out at angles like this: \ / with a piece of sandpaper connecting the two metal strips at the top. The sandpaper was long enough between the two metal strips that it would cover the hammer. I saw him use this at the 97 California Convention. Doug Hershberger, RPT
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