lacquering hammers

[Joe And Penny Goss]

Hi Ilex, If they are not firm iron them or make a press to compact the
punchings.
A good press can be made out of 1/8" or 3.15mm welding rod.
With two damper heads on either end that have been drilled out so that they
can go tn either end of the rod. you will also need a flat washerthe size of
the punchings to press all the surface of the felt.
Pressing the felt a week makes a big difference. Usually 6 presses will do
me to keep a supply of each size on hand. 3 for balance and 3 for front
rail.
Joe Goss RPT
Mother Goose Tools
imatunr@srvinet.com
www.mothergoosetools.com
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "ilex cameron ross" <i1ex@earthlink.net>
To: <pianotech@ptg.org>
Sent: Sunday, August 15, 2004 10:04 AM
Subject: FW: lacquering hammers


> thanks to EVERYONE for their input on this matter. i plan on printing all
> this out and handing it to my boss. i have always been against lacquering
> hammers and here are just more reasons. fortunately for this little GE20,
i
> have not been able to get my hands on any nitro cellulose lacquer this
> weekend. i'm not sure they'll have firmer punchings at the shop, but i'll
> look. in the meantime i'm going to try everything else i can for today.
>
> i think this may be one of those points where the technician butts heads
> with the salesman. i can understand the sales theory, that what the
customer
> says, goes, and the man with the wallet can afford to ruin a set of kawai
> hammers if he wants to dish the cash to have a kawai that sounds like a
> pearl river. but it certainly bugs me from the standpoint of a
> technician-and-pianist living in an apartment who can't even afford her
own
> piano. *grump*
>
> guess i need more coffee.
>
> thanks again, everyone.
> -ilex
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Isaac OLEG [mailto:oleg-i@noos.fr]
> Sent: Saturday, August 14, 2004 4:40 PM
> To: Pianotech
> Subject: RE: lacquering hammers
>
>
> hello,
>
> Andre forget the idea to try firmer punchings.
>
> Id say make some essay with firmer front punching, and regulate the
> hammer travel so the production of tone occur at the same moment that
> the key bottoms (try that with your customer)
>
> Indeed fine filing and good regulation can help a lot to begin with,
> on those pianos, the soft bottoming is taking of a lot of crispness
> and may be that is what bother the tone also.
>
> Best regards, and if the customer want a Pear River tone, he may buy a
> Pearl river, the musical intention of this brand is specific <G>
>
> Isaac OLEG (refraining from innerving  !)
>
>
>
> -----Message d'origine-----
> De : pianotech-bounces@ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org]De la
> part de ilex cameron ross
> Envoyé : samedi 14 août 2004 19:46
> À : pianotech@ptg.org
> Objet : lacquering hammers
>
>
> greetings!
>
> YES those who are easily exasperrated by newbies can skip this if
> necessary.
> but up until now i've successfully avoided lacquering hammers and
> managed to
> brighten everything via fine-filing and ironing hammers. a good chunk
> of my
> experience and schooling has been on asian pianos that rarely if ever
> needed
> brightening anyway. however, i have a customer who just bought a kawai
> ge-20
> and wants it to sound like a pearl river - ?!???!? so, i'm heading
> into the
> realm of lacquering hammers. what are some tips and things to avoid?
> what
> brands/types do you recommend for lacquer/thinner? btw, this is a
> last-minute service request, so i need to be able to get my supplies
> locally, at a hardware store or wherever.
>
> sorry if this is a repeat question and i'm showing my newbie hide
> here; i
> really have tried searching the ptg website for any archives or
> articles and
> it's not so friendly in that sense. or i'm an idiot - completely
> possible!
> thanks in advance for the help!
>
> -ilex
>
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