lately I've been averaging about 2 actions per week; most are filing & reshaping jobs. Most have hammers that are being filed for the first time. The last grand action I brought to my shop for this treatment had hammers that were previously filed (maybe 10 or more years ago) but were reshaped quite poorly, either as a result of haste, lack of skill or both. Not only was the felt TOTALLY asymetrical, but the strike points were so off-angle that only ONE, maybe two strings (of a three string unison) were being struck, even with a moderate blow! The angled hammers were the worst because whoever filed them last time seemed to be filing ALL the hammers in the SAME up & back direction as the keys, instead of in the natural direction dictated by each individual hammer. I've seen this odd and incorrect filing method a couple of times before, and have wondered if the same person was responsible. Terry Peterson _________________________________________________________________ Is your PC infected? Get a FREE online computer virus scan from McAfeeŽ Security. http://clinic.mcafee.com/clinic/ibuy/campaign.asp?cid=3963
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