Heavy hammers

[David Love]

Ted:

Ignore my other message about what kind of hammers, didn't see this post. 
Awhile back, Jon Page and Roger Jolly posted pictures of a jig for tapering
hammers glued to shanks with a table saw.  I can't find it now, but you
might inquire with them directly.  Depending on where the hammers are
bulky, how much they weigh and the type of moulding you can take quite a
bit off that way without compromising bore distance.  If the hammers are
bulky in the lower part of the hammer the felt can be trimmed as well.  
You can also remove them from the shanks and run them through the table saw
with the Spurlock jig and then glue them back on.   It's a little more
awkward once the hammers have been tailed, but it can be done and it's a
lot cleaner than using a belt sander.  

David Love
davidlovepianos@earthlink.net


> [Original Message]
> From: Ted Simmons <tsimmons4@cfl.rr.com>
> To: Pianotech <pianotech@ptg.org>
> Date: 1/8/2004 8:21:48 PM
> Subject: Re: Heavy hammers
>
> The key information is that the piano was fine before the new hammers were
> installed on the old shanks.  I have no more information than that.  I
don't
> know who did the job nor what hammers were used.  No I didn't weigh the
> hammer/shank assemblies.  I placed the two together for comparison and saw
> that the old hammers were massive compared to the new hammer.
>
> Ted Simmons
>
> > From: JIMRPT@aol.com
> > Reply-To: Pianotech <pianotech@ptg.org>
> > Date: Thu, 08 Jan 2004 21:20:17 -0500 (EST)
> > To: pianotech@ptg.org
> > Subject: Re: Heavy hammers
> > 
> > 
> > In a message dated 08/01/04 6:27:15 PM, tsimmons4@cfl.rr.com writes:
> > 
> > << What is the most expeditious way to remove some of the weight from
the
> > hammers? >>
> > 
> > Ted;
> > Tell us more...did the tech replace the shanks? What kind of hammers?
What
> > moudling wood? Did you weigh the new hammer/shank and the old one you
used on
> > a 
> > gram scale?? I think Oleg is correct in that the problem might be
somewhere
> > other than just the hammers.
> > Jim Bryant (FL)
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