Speaking of hammers...

[Tom Servinsky]

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David,
My point exactly. Know your supplier and communicate your needs to them. =
That's their business and some do it extremely well.
12lb,14lb., and 16lb hammer weight labels are numbers which serve the =
piano salesman as sales gimmicks more than the rebuilder making critical =
geometry decisions.  We need to know the individual weight of the =
finished hammer.
Tom Servinsky,RPT
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  From: David Love=20
  To: pianotech@ptg.org=20
  Sent: Monday, October 15, 2001 11:52 PM
  Subject: Re: Speaking of hammers...


  On this note, in a recent conversation I had with Wally Brooks, he was =
commenting on how sets hammers of a given weight (e.g. 16lb) will vary =
considerably and to let him know what ultimate hammer weight I was =
shooting for so that he could select a set that was heavier or lighter =
depending on my need.  More evidence that the lb. designation refers to =
a range of actual hammer weight.

  David Love=20
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    From: DALE ERWIN=20
    To: pianotech=20
    Sent: October 15, 2001 8:17 PM
    Subject: Re: Speaking of hammers...


    Del

       Point well taken. What I do know is that at least with my =
particular hammer supplier a 14lb. weight felt on mahog. molding is =
lighter than the 16 lb. version which indicates a denser felt. Yeah I =
know the wood weight can vary but I've done this a few times and know =
what to expect. Know thy hammer supplier.
      Maybe suppliers should refer to there hammers as light medium and =
heavy ,at least there would be less confusion....naaaaaaahh

        Dale Erwin

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      From: Delwin D Fandrich
      Sent: Monday, October 15, 2001 11:16 AM
      To: pianotech@ptg.org
      Subject: Re: Speaking of hammers...

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        From: DALE ERWIN=20
        To: pianotech=20
        Sent: October 13, 2001 12:11 PM
        Subject: Re: Speaking of hammers...


        Hi Brian

           The brief answer to your question is that hammer makers get =
their bulk sheets of felt from the felt maker and generally each sheet =
will generally yield 11 or 12 sets of hammers when it is sliced up into =
strips. The weight part comes in as to the overall weight of those large =
sheets. So, one of those sheets may weigh 12 ,14.15,16,18lbs. The =
important part for you means the higher the stated weight the denser =
thus heavier the felt.=20
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        Not necessarily. One part of redesigning the Baldwin 743/5 scale =
(the Hamilton) included a change from a 9# hammer to a 12# hammer. =
Shortly after the new design was introduced a competitor also began =
advertising a 12# hammer though to me they didn't look much different =
than the original. I later found the competitor has simply increased the =
size of the sheet of felt they started with and cut a couple of extra =
sets of hammers from it. The actual hammer was unchanged but the =
brochure specification was changed to confuse the innocent.
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        The specification 12#, 14#, 16#, or whatever is meaningless.
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        Del

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