re: tacks in hammers: We used to put tacks in the hammers of our Hobart M. Cable console when I was a kid. We took them back out, but of course dropped a few down the action. The next time the tuner came, he told my mom and she chewed me out, but now, 40 years later, I have filed the hammers, regulated, and tuned that piano, and it's fine. What's a couple little sticks with the point of a thumbtack? --Dave N. dnereson@dim.com
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