Tacks in hammers

[David Ilvedson, RPT]

No, I'd stick with the metal thumbtacks...better tone and durability.  What
is really great is to pull the tacks everyonce in awhile and see how the
voicing going...;-] It helps to have your tongue firmly planted when pulling
the tacks.

David I.


-----Original Message-----
From: Robin Blankenship <itune@firstsaga.com>
To: pianotech@ptg.org <pianotech@ptg.org>
Date: Saturday, November 25, 2000 11:50 AM
Subject: Re: Tacks in hammers


>David,
>
>Would push pins work? Or, would the plastic fall apart after fifty years
and
>have to be replaced??
>
>Robin
>
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: David Ilvedson, RPT <ilvey@jps.net>
>To: <pianotech@ptg.org>
>Sent: Saturday, November 25, 2000 12:58 PM
>Subject: Re: Tacks in hammers
>
>
>> Clyde,
>>
>> This is an old trick that brightens the tone while voicing the hammers
and
>> the same time.   Where have you been?   ;-}
>>
>> David I.
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Clyde Hollinger <cedel@supernet.com>
>> To: pianotech@ptg.org <pianotech@ptg.org>
>> Date: Friday, November 24, 2000 7:22 PM
>> Subject: Tacks in hammers
>>
>>
>> >Bud,
>> >
>> >Doesn't it ruin the hammers to put tacks in them?  Or was the value of
>the
>> piano
>> >low enough that it didn't really matter?
>> >
>> >Regards, Clyde
>> >
>> >Bud Schwab wrote:
>> >
>> >> Hi gang,
>> >>
>> >> When I was tuning for MGM in the 60's and 70's we would put small
tacks
>> in
>> >> the hammers to produce the honky tonk sound.  I believe we used those
>> >> little tacks that you use to install bridle straps.  I would put three
>> side
>> >> by side in the trichords and two in the bichords.  It gave quite a
good
>> >> sound.  Can't tell you any more what movies they were all used in but
>> there
>> >> quite a few and never had any complaints.  I learned that trick from
>the
>> >> previous MGM tuner.
>> >>
>> >> Bud
>> >>
>> >> >In reply to Ed Foote's comments about tuning one string of the
>trichord
>> a
>> >> >bit high, I have also offered a "special effects tuning", which is a
>> >> >honky tonk sound. But my idea was to tune one of the trichords DOWN
>> >> >slightly. No one has taken me up on the offer yet, so I haven't
>actually
>> >> >done it.
>> >> >
>> >> >Have any others tried this? How did you do it? Did it work well? Did
>you
>> >> >retune the piano afterwards to normal?
>> >> >
>> >> >Wally Scherer
>> >> >Palm Beach County, Florida
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