<!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 6.00.2900.2769" name=GENERATOR>
<STYLE></STYLE>
</HEAD>
<BODY bgColor=#ffffff>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Never let it be said that I =
don't apply
bandaids to junk pianos.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Refurbishing an action from a junk =
90-year-old
microgrand for a lady. Not going to replace the worn-to-the-core hammers =
because
of $$. Regulation was a main objective (among many other =
things). But I
just couldn't give her back her piano with the entire top octave hammer =
cores
banging onto the strings.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>So........ this is a first for =
me......... not
necessarily even suggesting its a good idea....... but I did it
anyway........</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Step 1 - file flat hammer tops real =
flat (I did not
remove much felt from these!):</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><IMG alt="" hspace=0 =
src="cid:007001c5e3dc$1c432580$0201a8c0@FARRELL"
align=baseline border=0></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Step 2 - glue new hammer material to =
hammer
tips:</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><IMG alt="" hspace=0 =
src="cid:007101c5e3dc$1c432580$0201a8c0@FARRELL"
align=baseline border=0></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Step 3 - sand/file, first with belt =
sander, then
with paddle, then shoe-shine to shape (a little out of focus, but you =
get the
idea):</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><IMG alt="" hspace=0 =
src="cid:007201c5e3dc$1c432580$0201a8c0@FARRELL"
align=baseline border=0></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>It looks like it will work. Don't know =
what it will
sound like. Gotta be better than wood.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Anyway, FWIW. Silly ideas from silly
techs.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Terry =
Farrell</FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>