Hello Avery T and list This business about catalogues - I down-loaded the Jahn pianoteile cat the other day as it had some fantastic tools in - the like of which I've never seen, but dream't about (hey that looks kinda poetic... "dream't") They very kindly sent me the whol thing. Very nicely laid out and there's a price-list available in English. Go to www.pianoteile.com and log on using > Klavierbauer < as a password. Is the Schaff cat on the net? Andre Oorebeek is - go to: web site www.grandpiano.nl at : materials". Good site for hammers, hammer assemblies, special hammer glue, levers (whippens), strips of damper felt (though I prefer sets of ready-cut) reeled strips of bushing cloth. Seems to be all grands - but that's good to know (GTK)? Fletcher and Newman is on the internet as well - go to: www.fletcher-newman.co.uk They have included tools which I have developed from a different use - such as dog claw clippers for very close-tolerance hammer shank cutting. Good one that! I know it's been in the catalogues now for years, but it was years ago that I first told them of my discovery. I've also developed a pliers to squeeze the single whippen/jack spring close to the coil for spring-tension adjustments. Easy to make them stronger... but to weaken them "in-situ" is what this does. It works too! Enough of this! Regards Michael G (UK) 'Tis dark now in the Sussex Downlands
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