Heavy hammers

[Roger Jolly]

Hi David,
                  I have drawing that I handed out in some of my classes, 
plus I can post some pics.   I'm working in LA right now, will not be back 
until the 21st.  Contact me then.
Regards Roger



At 11:30 PM 1/8/2004, you wrote:
>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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