[pianotech] Pitch change, etc.

Greg Newell gnewell at ameritech.net
Wed Apr 7 19:40:02 MDT 2010


Anyone ever try one of these;

http://www.foredom.com/foundations/store/scresults.asp?category=84

or these;

http://www.arbortech.com.au/view/power-chisel/

???



Greg Newell
Greg's Piano Forté
www.gregspianoforte.com
216-226-3791 (office)
216-470-8634 (mobile)

-----Original Message-----
From: pianotech-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces at ptg.org] On Behalf
Of William Truitt
Sent: Wednesday, April 07, 2010 6:07 PM
To: pianotech at ptg.org
Subject: Re: [pianotech] Pitch change, etc.

No, I wasn't planning on a power notcher.  Just using my sharpening skills,
good Japanese chisels, and water stones to get the chisels deadly sharp so
as to do by hand.  Followed by prayer, and it that doesn't work, lots of
muttering.


Will

-----Original Message-----
From: pianotech-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces at ptg.org] On Behalf
Of jimialeggio
Sent: Wednesday, April 07, 2010 8:34 AM
To: pianotech at ptg.org
Subject: Re: [pianotech] Pitch change, etc.

Hey Will,

How are you going to notch this baby?  Are you setting yourself up with 
a power notcher?

Jim I


William Truitt wrote:
> Thank you, good sir.
>
> Will
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: pianotech-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces at ptg.org] On
Behalf
> Of Ron Nossaman
> Sent: Tuesday, April 06, 2010 8:09 PM
> To: pianotech at ptg.org
> Subject: Re: [pianotech] Pitch change, etc.
>
> William Truitt wrote:
>   
>> Thanks Ron for the referral, and others who have commented.  What are you
>> using for an epoxy, and how much do you thin it to get the saturation?
>>     
>
> Regular old West System, with a little high density filler to 
> keep it from all running out onto the floor. It soaks clear 
> through that thin veneer, no problem. Oh, and the veneer, it 
> doesn't matter a bit if it's quarter or flat cut. There's more 
> of the flat cut, and you have more choices.
> Ron N
>
>
>
>   


-- 
Jim Ialeggio
grandpianosolutions.com
978- 425-9026
Shirley, MA





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