custom hammers

[Delwin D Fandrich]

A tuner that used to work for me in Portland, Oregon brought it in one evening.
I was having dinner when he came to the door saying something like, "Del, you
have to come down and look at this. You won't believe it if I just tell you
about it." He was right. 
 
The action had been "rebuilt" someplace near Pittsburgh, PA. Only the hammers
through the center half (or so) had been replaced because "since few people play
those notes out at the ends the supply companies don't make them anymore." The
black stuff didn't go on until sometime after the hammers -- that was how they
were "voiced." I never did figure out what it was. Glassy hard, though. I was
especially intrigued by the hammershank repair. Nice glue, that. I ended up
installing a whole new action.
 
None of this did my dinner much good.
 
Del
Delwin D Fandrich
Piano Design & Manufacturing Consultant
620 South Tower Avenue
Centralia, Washington 98531  USA
Phone  360.736-7563
<mailto:fandrich at pianobuilders.com> 


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From: pianotech-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces at ptg.org] On Behalf Of
Barbara Richmond
Sent: January 11, 2008 1:23 PM
To: Pianotech List
Subject: Re: custom hammers


What the ... is that?
 
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----- Original Message ----- 
From: Delwin D Fandrich <mailto:fandrich at pianobuilders.com>  
To: 'Pianotech List' <mailto:pianotech at ptg.org>  
Sent: Friday, January 11, 2008 2:57 PM
Subject: RE: custom hammers


Ah, you guys are wimps. You ain't seen nothin' till you've seen the fine
craftsmanship of this wonderful technician:

ddf

Delwin D Fandrich
Piano Design & Manufacturing Consultant
620 South Tower Avenue
Centralia, Washington 98531  USA
Phone  360.736-7563
<mailto:fandrich at pianobuilders.com> 



| -----Original Message-----
| From: pianotech-bounces at ptg.org
| [ <mailto:pianotech-bounces at ptg.org> mailto:pianotech-bounces at ptg.org] On
Behalf Of William R. Monroe
| Sent: January 10, 2008 4:52 PM
| To: Pianotech
| 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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