[pianotech] First hammer job - considerations

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Hi Julia
?Ronsen can handle all the prep and pre-hanging. We carry?Tokiwa shanks and flanges.
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? Dale


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From: Paul T Williams <pwilliams4 at unlnotes.unl.edu>
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Sent: Thu, 5 Mar 2009 8:44 am
Subject: Re: [pianotech] First hammer job - considerations



Hi Julia, 

Practicing on your personal piano is an excellent thought. ?To save time and headaches, have your hammers pre-bored, tail shaped, etc. so you're ready to glue and go! ?Are you going to replace the shanks and flanges, too? 

Paul 







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Greetings, 
? 
? ? ? ? No pun intended but: It just "struck" me today that I never installed hammers for a paying customer. 
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? ? ? ? ?I was called to evaluate the condition of a Steinway console, and told the perspective buyer it's going to need new hammers in the next couple years or so. ...The last time I installed hammers was 5 years ago in tuning/tech school. 
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? ? ? ? I am thinking: wwwelllll....I have needled and needled my Yamaha U3 and I still remaining is this ear piercing underlying tone... SO... perhaps I should install my own set before I attempt for a paying customer. I am just looking down the road at this job inevitably dead ahead. 
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? ? ? ? ?My post has a 2 fold purpose: 1. Sharing with new techs that this inevitably will happen to you and 2. ?Asking for any thoughts of the experienced. 
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Thank you 
Julia Gottshall 
Reading, PA ? 
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