<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML xmlns:o = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" xmlns:st1 = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" XMLNS:U2><HEAD> <META content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1" http-equiv=Content-Type> <META name=GENERATOR content="MSHTML 8.00.6001.19258"></HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=Arial>Marshall,</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial>    Some time ago I bought a   Box-O-Hammers from one of the suppliers   (Pianotek? )</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial>Anyway  it contains the leftovers from sets  and is a pretty good sampling for spot replacement.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial> Some are bored ,some not but you can plug a bore hole and redrill to suit your need if necessary.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial> The challenge is to voice the thing to blend, but that's another topic.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial> Tom Driscoll</FONT></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style="BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px" dir=ltr> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial; BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; font-color: black"><B>From:</B> <A title=deanmay@pianorebuilders.com href="mailto:deanmay@pianorebuilders.com">Dean May</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, July 12, 2012 7:49 AM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: [pianotech] piano parts</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=590324711-12072012><FONT color=#0000ff size=2 face=Arial>Better yet, just send Dale the neighbor hammer and shank. That will get you the most accurate results. Rob the A0 A#0 hammers to put in their place while you are waiting so the customer can still play it. </FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=590324711-12072012><FONT color=#0000ff size=2 face=Arial></FONT></SPAN> </DIV> <DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=590324711-12072012><FONT color=#0000ff size=2 face=Arial>Next, find a tech in your area who replaces hammers and ask him for some spares. </FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV align=left> <DIV> <P class=MsoAutoSig align=left><B><FONT color=navy size=5 face="Lucida Calligraphy"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Lucida Calligraphy'; COLOR: navy; FONT-SIZE: 20pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Dean</SPAN></FONT></B><B><FONT color=navy size=5 face="CAC Leslie"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'CAC Leslie'; COLOR: navy; FONT-SIZE: 20pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></B></P> <P class=MsoAutoSig><FONT color=navy size=2 face=AGaramond><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: AGaramond; COLOR: navy; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Dean W May                (812) 235-5272 voice and text</SPAN></FONT><FONT color=navy><SPAN style="COLOR: navy"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P> <P class=MsoAutoSig><FONT color=navy size=2 face=AGaramond><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: AGaramond; COLOR: navy; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">PianoRebuilders.com    (888) DEAN-MAY</SPAN></FONT><FONT color=navy><SPAN style="COLOR: navy"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P> <P class=MsoAutoSig><ST1:PLACE u1:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on"><FONT color=navy size=2 face=AGaramond><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: AGaramond; COLOR: navy; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><U2:CITY u1:st="on">Terre Haute</SPAN></FONT></st1:City><FONT color=navy size=2 face=AGaramond><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: AGaramond; COLOR: navy; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"></U2:CITY> <U2:STATE u1:st="on"><st1:State w:st="on">IN</U2:STATE></st1:State> <U2:POSTALCODE u1:st="on"><st1:PostalCode w:st="on">47802</U2:POSTALCODE></st1:PostalCode></SPAN></FONT></st1:place><o:p></o:p></P></DIV></DIV> <DIV> </DIV><BR> <DIV dir=ltr lang=en-us class=OutlookMessageHeader align=left> <HR tabIndex=-1> <FONT size=2 face=Tahoma><B>From:</B> pianotech-bounces@ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org] <B>On Behalf Of </B>erwinspiano<BR><B>Sent:</B> Thursday, July 12, 2012 12:04 AM<BR><B>To:</B> pianotech@ptg.org<BR><B>Subject:</B> Re: [pianotech] piano parts<BR></FONT><BR></DIV> <DIV></DIV>Yes, there is a solution, make a tracing of the hammer adjacent to the ones missing and send it to me. I,ll match the physical size as best I can.  <DIV>   I probaly have about a thousands spares in my collection. If you need them bored, I will need a shank size and a bore distance and an approx. Bore angle <DIV>You thougt this was going to be easy aye?</DIV> <DIV>Dale<BR><BR><BR><BR><BR><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 100%">Sent from my Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1</SPAN> </DIV></DIV><BR>Marshall Gisondi <pianotune05@hotmail.com> wrote:<BR> <STYLE>.hmmessage P { PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; MARGIN: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px } BODY.hmmessage { FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma; FONT-SIZE: 10pt } </STYLE> <DIV dir=ltr><FONT size=3 face=Arial>Hi Everyone,</FONT><BR><FONT size=3 face=Arial>I have a question.  How do I obtain parts to pianos no longer manufactured?  My dilemma is this.  I have a customer with a </FONT><FONT size=3 face=Arial>Kimball 4530 serial number B55605 which needs a new hammer e flat 43 or d sharp 43.  If the original hammer was there I could have used the soda straw to fix it, but no original except a piece of shank I found in the key bed. The head itself is missing. A complete hammer but with the hammer attached would be ideal.   <BR> <BR>The other piano is a Henry F Miller grand piano an old one.  I didn't get the serial number unfortunately.  I need a hammer for A1 B2 and C88.  I contacted my school, but I'm told they cannot help without samples.  Is there a remody fo rthis sort of problem?  Thanks</FONT><BR><FONT size=3 face=Arial>Marshall</FONT><BR><FONT size=3 face=Arial>215-510-9400</FONT><BR><FONT size=3 face=Arial><A href="http://www.phillytuner.com">http://www.phillytuner.com</A> </FONT> <BR></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>