kneading hammers

[Joe And Penny Goss]

Hi Dean,
At the tip a little squeeze to reduce harshness ie 12 oclock
Just bearly see the felt move then more if needed.
At 9 and 3 to get more spring and thus a little louder.
A lot like needles but quicker and less work which for my weak hands is a
plus.
Joe Goss RPT
Mother Goose Tools
imatunr at srvinet.com
www.mothergoosetools.com
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Dean May" <deanmay at pianorebuilders.com>
To: "'Pianotech List'" <pianotech at ptg.org>
Sent: Friday, June 01, 2007 1:53 PM
Subject: RE: kneading hammers


> Refresh my memory, Joe. When messaging with the vice grips are you trying
to
> remove harshness?
>
> Dean
>
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: pianotech-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces at ptg.org] On
Behalf
> Of Joe And Penny Goss
> Sent: Friday, June 01, 2007 3:37 PM
> To: Pianotech List
> Subject: Re: kneading hammers
>
> 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.
> >
> >
>
>