custom hammers

[Willem Blees]

Alan

The reason the guy had to rough the tails so much was probably due to the hammers not checking. But instead of looking for the reason they were not checking,?like?rep spring tension, proper back check height, centers friction of the hammers, wippens, jacks, and balancier, he did "the next best thing". 


Willem (Wim) Blees, RPT
Piano Tuner/Technician
Honolulu, HI
Author of 
The Business of Piano Tuning
available from Potter Press
www.pianotuning.com


-----Original Message-----
From: Alan Barnard <pianotuner at embarqmail.com>
To: pianotech at ptg.org
Sent: Thu, 10 Jan 2008 3:56 pm
Subject: RE: custom hammers



Looks like they were cut up with a Dremmel or just touched, repeatedly, to the 
edge of a belt sander.

Raises a broader question: Is it ever really necessary to cut roughness into 
hammer tails? Don't hammers and backchecks that are in good condition and well 
regulated check just fine with a fairly smooth tail? 

Alan Barnard
Salem, MO

----- Original message ----------------------------------------
From: "William R. Monroe" <pianotech at a440piano.net>
To: Pianotech <pianotech at ptg.org>
Received: 1/10/2008 6:52:28 PM
Subject: custom hammers


>OK all you custom hammer hangers, you've got nothin' on these babies!!

>I took this action in for rebuild, the previous "job" (can you call it that) 
>left a bit to be desired.  I swear, it looks like it had to take four times 
>as long to "checker" these hammers so desperately wrong than to just do it 
>right.  Nice glue collar though, eh?

>;-]

>William R. Monroe
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