Hammer tapering Jig

[Greg Torres]

Roger,

I am also very interested in your work/progress in that endeavor..

If my mind's eye is correctly seeing what you are describing the result
would be similar to hammers on some of the older Yamaha and Kawai pianos I
have encountered having angled cuts on the shoulders giving better clearance
between adjacent hammers?

Best,
Greg Torres


> > I am experimenting with a new jig to taper the hammers, so the mass
reduction cut is made parallel to the
> >shank. On angled hammers, this will remove felt, from the back of the
> >hammer on one side, and the front on the others. The cut through the
felt,
> >is only made to the bottom of the shoulder.
> >
> >Another advantage to this type of cut. Better hammer and back check
> >clearance in the bass.
> >
> >Regards Roger
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> I would be interested in how you will pull that off, I too dislike dealing
with clearance problems.
>
> David Koelzer