Groovy Hammers

[Susan Kline]

At 12:42 PM 9/16/98 +0000, you wrote:
>Greetings Everyone!
>
>	OK, spot quiz time....
>
>	What do you use to groove/roughen the tails on a newly installed set 
>of grand hammers? 
>
>	Eagerly awaiting a flood of responses...
>
>
>Rob Kiddell, 
>Registered Piano Technician, PTG
>atonal@planet.eon.net
>


Hi, Rob

I use Bill Spurlock's jig to shape them to an exact arc, and they check
like mad things. Even though my sanding disk has 80 grit paper on it, the
tails end up feeling smooth as a baby's bum, and the hammers check at
almost exactly the same height no matter the strength of blow. (boast, brag
... well, I didn't think up the method!)

I've used it for a number of sets, with old backchecks for the most part,
and they've all ended up working the same ... once the tails touch the
backchecks, that's that.

So why maul innocent hammer tails and force them to chew leather?


Susan



Susan Kline
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