kneading hammers

[Joe And Penny Goss]

Hi David,
Like most skills used in piano repair/work there is a learning curve.
Starting in the tenor of most spinnettes is a good place to start.
Yah can't hurt anything and will quickly get a feel for the tool.
IMHO Pliers are the more controlable tool to use.
Not every hammer is the same and it is best to sneak
up on the result wanted rather than over do it.
Joe Goss RPT
Mother Goose Tools
imatunr at srvinet.com
www.mothergoosetools.com
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "David Boyce" <David at piano.plus.com>
To: "Pianotech List" <pianotech at ptg.org>
Sent: Friday, June 01, 2007 12:37 PM
Subject: kneading hammers


> You know, the more I think about voicing using Vise-Grips rather than
> pliers, the less I like it.  I see the logic that once it's set up, the
> pressure applied to each hammer is theoretically the same.  BUT, I think
it
> would be all too easy to accidentally drop it while attached to the hammer
> felt, or catch it on a sleeve, or in some other way do something that
might
> almost rip the felt off the hammer.(or the hammer head off the shank)
> because the Grip is gripping it!
> Plus, the hammers may not all require the same pressure anyway.  It sounds
> safer and maybe speedier to me to proceed cautiously with a not-too-huge
> pair of pliers.
>
> Best,
>
> David.
>
>