<html xmlns:v="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:vml" xmlns:o="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" xmlns:w="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:word" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40"> <head> <META HTTP-EQUIV="Content-Type" CONTENT="text/html; charset=us-ascii"> <meta name=Generator content="Microsoft Word 11 (filtered medium)">  <title>Light fixtures</title> <style>  </style> </head> <body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=blue id="role_body" bottomMargin=7 leftmargin=7 topmargin=7 rightMargin=7> <div class=Section1> PS!  Ron’s D is sounding great!  I just filed the hammers very lightly and did some very light regulation on it then had to sit and play it a few minutes!<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> dp<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> <div> David M. Porritt<o:p></o:p> <a href="mailto:dporritt@smu.edu">dporritt@smu.edu</a><o:p></o:p> </div> <div> <div class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'> <hr size=2 width="100%" align=center tabindex=-1> </div> From: pianotech-bounces@ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org] On Behalf Of Erwinspiano@aol.com Sent: Thursday, December 21, 2006 7:12 PM To: pianotech@ptg.org Subject: Re: physically getting Hammers OFF shanks<o:p></o:p> </div> <o:p> </o:p> <div> <div>   Hi Dave<o:p></o:p> </div> <div>    I routinely go thru a process of finding the optimal strike line when hanging new hammers, so the ability to quickly remove them without damage & then reinstall them is very important. .......Well obviously." Even when I have done a thoro job of locating what I think is the optimum strike spot, & hang the hammers I frequently find myself aurally tweaking the location later during or after final voicing. The area in question covers a large segment of the trebles so this tool makes quick work of this process without damage to center pins & endless time consuming heating of the shank & hammer head to persuade the glue to give in. <o:p></o:p> </div> <div>   I frequently receive  actions in the course of belly work that have already been "rebuilt." New Renner hammers & parts or Abels etc.  Too Heavy a hammer for the knuckle location part or hammers I don't like on that piano or just to dang heavy period.<o:p></o:p> </div> <div>     Another scenario is I remove the hammers then relocate the knuckles where I want them & prep the hammer of my choice & reuse the shanks. It takes a shop grunt 3 hours to do this so recycling $00.00 shanks is a good deal for 25 bucks labor & a set of knuckles.  It does Require a slotting jig.  I also use your method of removing hammers I am putting in the trash.<o:p></o:p> </div> <div>   Hey How's Ron N's D sounding?<o:p></o:p> </div> <div>   Dale<o:p></o:p> </div> <div>   P. S I have  brand new set of Brooks bored & prepped Abels preped for a 20 note Steinway.  <o:p></o:p> </div> <div>     Less than a few hours of play.  Make an offer...selling em cheap<o:p></o:p> </div> <blockquote style='border:none;border-left:solid blue 1.5pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 4.0pt; margin-left:3.75pt;margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt'> Dale:<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> I am right now in the process of taking some hammers off shanks.  I have a hammer removing tool, but only use it if I want to save the hammers for some reason (they're not totally shot and there might be a piano around here with a lower priority that could use these.)  Most of the time, however, I just cut them off as I'm doing now.  A hefty pair of diagonal cutters will split the tail and then pull them off and throw them away.  I've always found that faster than the hammer puller.  <o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> How does this new tool do with the glue collar?<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> dp<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> <div> David M. Porritt<o:p></o:p> <a href="mailto:dporritt@smu.edu" title="mailto:dporritt@smu.edu">dporritt@smu.edu</a><o:p></o:p> </div> </blockquote> </div> <div>  <o:p></o:p> </div> </div> </body> </html>