[pianotech] Found Hammers

[Noah Frere]

Throwing the line out once more...


On Fri, Apr 10, 2009 at 3:59 PM, Noah Frere <noahfrere at gmail.com> wrote:

>     I found 2 sets of bored hammers, one for a grand, the other for an
> upright, in the shop I work at. My predecessor knows not from whence they
> came. Considering almost all the pianos here are Yamahas, I assume they were
> ordered for one of them years ago.
>     The grand hammers have gray reinforcing color, and burgundy underfelt
> surrounded by a thin layer of white. The shoulders are NOT stapled. The
> moldings are a light color. There are 28 bass hammers (I am assuming at
> least one is extra?) 65 mm molding length of largest hammer, almost 82 mm
> from end to end. 68 mm molding on smallest hammer and 72 total length.I did
> not bring my camera today but can get pictures next week if requested.
>    The uprights have a mustard reinforcing color and a slightly darker
> molding, as well as burgundy underfelt. The shoulders ARE stapled.
>    I could temporarily place a shank in each end-of-section hammers and
> measure the bore angle. Perhaps then I could ask Ray Negron if those angles
> fit a standard piano's bore?
>    Alternatively, I could plug the holes and rebore to fit a specific
> piano. I hate to see these go to waste. Any thoughts?
>
>        -Noah
>
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