Hi Dave, What brand of tacks do you use, and how do you compare the tone of various brands? Roger At 11:39 PM 25/11/00 -0800, you wrote: >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 >>> >> >>>----------------------------------------------------------------------- >>> >> >Send e-mail (TEXT ONLY!) to: <WallyTS@iname.com> or >>> <p003520b@pb.seflin.org> >>> >> >If you are sending html documents, attachments, etc., please use: >>> >> ><WTScherer@hotmail.com> This is checked about once a week. >>> >> >My personal web page: <http://www.geocities.com/vienna/2411> >>> >> >My business web page: <http://www.angelfire.com/biz6/afinetune> >>> >> >>> >> Bud Schwab >>> >> W 6 Z Y P >>> >> Malibu, california >>> >> >>> >> >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> >> >> > Roger Jolly Saskatoon, Canada. 306-665-0213 Fax 652-0505
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