<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; = charset=iso-8859-1"> <META content="MSHTML 5.50.4522.1800" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV>Have you ever LOOKED for over-striking or under-striking hammers? I = have only replaced a few sets, and several times have made improvements in = boring location. Its hard for me to imagine that you have never had an action = with poor boring dimensions.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>You are correct in that you don't need those measurements if all = you want to do is duplicate hammers. But why would you want to duplicate the = original manufacturer's (or previous technician's) boring errors? Is not = correcting manufacturing (or previous technician's) errors part of a proper = rebuild?</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Rebuilding a piano can be done by a parts replacement guy, or can = be done to make the piano better than when new or the last time it was = rebuilt.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>I'm not saying that I know how to do all of it (I am a tad short on = experience), but I have been educated to the point where I know it can = (and IMHO, should) be done.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Terry Farrell <SPAN = id=__#Ath#SignaturePos__></SPAN> </DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; = BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV> <DIV style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: = black"><B>From:</B> <A title=Wimblees@AOL.COM = href="mailto:Wimblees@AOL.COM">Wimblees@AOL.COM</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A = title=pianotech@ptg.org href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">pianotech@ptg.org</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Thursday, June 28, 2001 = 10:25 AM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: Fw: hammer = replacement</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV><FONT face=arial,helvetica><FONT size=2>In a = message dated 6/28/01 12:03:58 AM Central Daylight Time, <BR><A href="mailto:Erwinpiano@email.msn.com">Erwinpiano@email.msn.com</A> = writes: <BR><BR><BR> <BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #0000ff 2px = solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px" TYPE="CITE">It's o.k. to send them hammers and shanks for angles = maybe but  string <BR>heights and center pin heights vary as do the = accuracy of the original <BR>boring. Measure the center pin height from then  Measure string height in <BR>each section.Subtract center pin = height from string height and it' that <BR>simple and no disapointments = later. Ding it the other way is a good way to <BR>possibly compound errors and = end up with a mess that won't regulate!  Take <BR>measurements. <BR><BR> </BLOCKQUOTE><BR><BR>Dale <BR><BR>I have replaced = hundreds of sets of hammers in my 25 years of rebuilding, and <BR>I have never = sent Schaff, or Renner, or any other hammer making company, the = <BR>measurements you state, and I have never had a problem. Furthermore, I have = <BR>never heard anyone mention at a seminar or convention that these measurements = <BR>need to be sent in order to duplicate a set of hammers. Apparently you must = <BR>have had a bad experience once, and therefore assume that this is the only = <BR>way to order a set of hammers. <BR><BR>I would like to hear others with = similar experiences. Have I been lucky for <BR>25 years, or is Dale sending information that is not necessary? <BR><BR>Willem <BR></BLOCKQUOTE></FONT></FONT></BODY></HTML>