On Fri, Mar 6, 2009 at 1:24 PM, <reggaepass at aol.com> wrote: > Right you are, Mike. After hitting "send", I realized that I was > responding to a single post out of the context of the entire thread, making > my post irrelevant to uprights (at least, those without knuckles <G>). > Thanks for helping keep me honest! > Alan Eder > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Mike Spalding <mike.spalding1 at verizon.net> > To: pianotech at ptg.org > Sent: Fri, 6 Mar 2009 10:59 am > Subject: Re: [pianotech] First hammer job - considerations > > But the U-1 is an extraordinary piano - it has never worn out a single > knuckle! <G> > > reggaepass at aol.com wrote: > > > > Also, in my experience, knuckles that have been in service long enough > > for their respective hammers to have worn out need replacing. > > > > ------------------------------ > Worried about job security? Check out the 5 safest jobs in a recession<http://jobs.aol.com/gallery/growing-job-industries?ncid=emlweuscare00000001> > . > Hi Julia, I think you have the right idea and I Ed gave you some good advice. You can find some of the tools you'll need along with some great how-to's at spurlocktools.com and the hammer boring jig from Renner. Mike -- I intend to live forever. So far, so good. Steven Wright Michael Magness Magness Piano Service 608-786-4404 www.IFixPianos.com email mike at ifixpianos.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://ptg.org/pipermail/pianotech_ptg.org/attachments/20090306/1386a25a/attachment.html>
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