<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META HTTP-EQUIV="Content-Type" CONTENT="text/html; charset=us-ascii"> <TITLE>Message</TITLE> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.6000.16414" name=GENERATOR></HEAD> <BODY> <DIV><SPAN class=328422101-15102007><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>I think your first definition is the one that applies. I'd respond to the second definition but it's just too easy a target and would probably just start a flame war. ;-)</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=328422101-15102007><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=328422101-15102007><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>I like the rule of six thing. So far there are only three hammers that are starting to peel, so repair is perhaps the better road at this time. Thanks.</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=328422101-15102007><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=328422101-15102007><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=328422101-15102007><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>-- Geoff Sykes</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=328422101-15102007><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>-- Los Angeles</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=328422101-15102007><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=328422101-15102007><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE dir=ltr style="MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV></DIV> <DIV class=OutlookMessageHeader lang=en-us dir=ltr align=left><FONT face=Tahoma size=2>-----Original Message-----<BR><B>From:</B> pianotech-bounces@ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org] <B>On Behalf Of </B>J Patrick Draine<BR><B>Sent:</B> Sunday, October 14, 2007 10:10 AM<BR><B>To:</B> Pianotech List<BR><B>Subject:</B> Re: A lucky little Baldwin question<BR><BR></FONT></DIV>Hi Geoff, <DIV>I was mildly surprised that neither our spelling police nor witty folks commented on your "magnate school." Is that a misspelling for "urban high school allowed extra high quality infrastructure & staff hoping to inspire gifted urban students", or "the kind of school George W went to" (Philips Academy, Andover, MA)?   <BR><BR> <DIV><SPAN class=gmail_quote>On 10/12/07, <B class=gmail_sendername>Geoff Sykes</B> <<A onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)" href="mailto:thetuner@ivories52.com" target=_blank>thetuner@ivories52.com </A>> wrote:</SPAN> <BLOCKQUOTE class=gmail_quote style="PADDING-LEFT: 1ex; MARGIN: 0px 0px 0px 0.8ex; BORDER-LEFT: #ccc 1px solid"> <DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN>An existing client, with a nice new Yamaha grand at home, teaches music at a local magnate school. </SPAN></FONT></DIV></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE> <DIV><BR> </DIV> <DIV><SNIP> </DIV> <DIV><BR class=webkit-block-placeholder></DIV><BR> <BLOCKQUOTE class=gmail_quote style="PADDING-LEFT: 1ex; MARGIN: 0px 0px 0px 0.8ex; BORDER-LEFT: #ccc 1px solid"> <DIV> <DIV> <SPAN class=Apple-style-span style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial">That one small exception mentioned above is that in spite of the fact that the hammers look new, no grooves in them at all and they still retain that slight new hammer cup shape, the hammer felt is starting to separate from hammer wood on a couple of hammers.</SPAN></DIV></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE> <DIV><BR class=webkit-block-placeholder></DIV> <DIV>As long as it's just "a couple of hammers" I don't think you need to leap into a full hammer job immediately. In other words, I'm citing Jim Harvey's "Rule of Six": if six of a certain component set fail, replacing the whole set (or at least acknowledging that the whole set is highly likely to fail at any ol' time) is the proper repair. As Paul noted, cost effectiveness is also a consideration. Light filing to remove the cupping should improve the tone (& if any more felt is loose on the core you'll probably notice it). </DIV> <DIV><BR class=webkit-block-placeholder></DIV> <DIV>Best wishes,</DIV> <DIV>Patrick Draine </DIV><BR> </DIV></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>