<HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=utf-8"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2900.3132" name=GENERATOR></HEAD> <BODY style="FONT-SIZE: x-small; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent"> <DIV>Barbara:</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>I do the same thing if I don't have the action cradle (the two piece type that allows me to pivot the action to horizontal). I didn't see anything in the picture, so I wondered. I wish we all would be more inclined to shape upright hammers and have the creative methods to do so. Thanks for your response.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Paul</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV> <DIV><STRONG>"If you want to know the truth, stop having opinions" (Chinese fortune cookie)</STRONG></DIV></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>In a message dated 07/27/07 23:34:16 Central Daylight Time, piano57@insightbb.com writes:</DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: blue 2px solid"> <DIV> <STYLE type=text/css> .aolmailheader {font-size:8pt; color:black; font-family:Arial} a.aolmailheader:link {color:blue; text-decoration:underline; font-weight:normal} a.aolmailheader:visited {color:magenta; text-decoration:underline; font-weight:normal} a.aolmailheader:active {color:blue; text-decoration:underline; font-weight:normal} a.aolmailheader:hover {color:blue; text-decoration:underline; font-weight:normal} </STYLE> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.6000.16481" name=GENERATOR> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Hi Paul,</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>When I was on staff at Illinois Wesleyan University, I did this all the time--though I brought the actions to my shop to do the work.  I used 2x4s on each end--they were fancy with carpet on one side (for another use).  Some case designs have room for the 2x4s, some don't.  When at the paino, I also placed a beach towel underneath, or some type of cloth to protect the piano and catch "stuff."  Whether at a piano or on the bench, I think laying an upright action down makes the hammers a lot easier to file--could be because I'm short.   Look for it in TT & T soon.  :-)</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Barbara Richmond</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>near Peoria, Illinois</FONT></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE dir=ltr 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=mailto:paulrevenkojones@aol.com href="mailto:paulrevenkojones@aol.com" alt="mailto:paulrevenkojones@aol.com">PAULREVENKOJONES</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=mailto:pianotech@ptg.org href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org" alt="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">Pianotech List</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Friday, July 27, 2007 10:53 PM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: Steck upright</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>David:</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I notice that the action is laid down on its front in order for you to access the hammers for shaping, I presume. Do you support the action in any other way as you do this this way? </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Paul</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV> <DIV><STRONG>"If you want to know the truth, stop having opinions" (Chinese fortune cookie)</STRONG></DIV></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>In a message dated 07/27/07 20:09:11 Central Daylight Time, David@piano.plus.com writes:</DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: blue 2px solid"> <DIV> <STYLE type=text/css>.aolmailheader { FONT-SIZE: 8pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial } A.aolmailheader:link { FONT-WEIGHT: normal; COLOR: blue; TEXT-DECORATION: underline } A.aolmailheader:visited { FONT-WEIGHT: normal; COLOR: magenta; TEXT-DECORATION: underline } A.aolmailheader:active { FONT-WEIGHT: normal; COLOR: blue; TEXT-DECORATION: underline } A.aolmailheader:hover { FONT-WEIGHT: normal; COLOR: blue; TEXT-DECORATION: underline } </STYLE> Tuned a nice old Steck upright yesterday.  As you can see, the hammers were <BR>WORN! <BR><BR>I refaced them and ironed them, quantum leap in tone quality and evenness <BR>for minimal time input.  Really, they were a bit too worn to reface and new <BR>hammers would be much better.  But the owner is in his eighties and I don't <BR>think he would have spent the money. <BR><BR>The piano struck me as being very like Bechsteins of the same size and age, <BR>tonally. <BR><BR>David. <BR></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE> <DIV> </DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE> <DIV> </DIV></BODY></HTML>