<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <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:st1="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" = xmlns="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40"> <head> <META HTTP-EQUIV="Content-Type" CONTENT="text/html; = charset=us-ascii"> <meta name=ProgId content=Word.Document> <meta name=Generator content="Microsoft Word 10"> <meta name=Originator content="Microsoft Word 10"> <link rel=File-List href="cid:filelist.xml@01C514C2.F4FD9E80"> <o:SmartTagType = namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="time"/> <o:SmartTagType = namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="PostalCode"/> <o:SmartTagType = namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="City"/> <o:SmartTagType = namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="State"/> <o:SmartTagType = namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="place"/> <o:SmartTagType = namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="date"/> <o:SmartTagType = namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="PersonName"/>  <style>  </style>  </head> <body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple = style='tab-interval:.5in' id="role_body" bottomMargin=7 leftmargin=7 topmargin=7 rightMargin=7> <div class=Section1> Well, not = thousands.  I do have a large selection of = sample hammers of various types that I use just for this purpose.  I have a couple of tenor and a = couple of treble hammers from a variety of makers and I do keep a few sets of my = typical choices in stock.  In this = case, I did go on autopilot and hang the whole set of Steinway hammers which I = then had to pull off and hang a new set.  = I’ll reuse the Steinway hammers, on another job at some point, so = that’s not a loss.   And I did find = that I can prepare and hang a set of hammers very quickly when need arises. =  <o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> <div> David Love <st1:PersonName>davidlovepianos@comcast.net</f= ont></st1:PersonName> = <o:p></o:p> </div> -----Original = Message----- From: = pianotech-bounces@ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org] On Behalf Of Dean May Sent: = <st1:date Month="2" Day="17" Year="2005">Thursday, February 17, = 2005</st1:date> <st1:time Hour="7" Minute="2">7:02 AM</st1:time> To: = <st1:PersonName>'Pianotech'</= st1:PersonName> Subject: RE: More CC vs = RC questions was RE: Killer Octave & Pitch Raise <o:p> </o:p> >> David = wrote: It took some work to find the right hammer.  As I posted, it needed something different and when I found the = right combination (and the board seemed picky about which hammer went on it), = the tone was very satisfying.<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p>= I really = appreciate all of the experience that has been shared on this discussion. = <o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p>= David’s = experience of going through several different styles of hammers before finding the “right” one is particularly intriguing. Now it is no trivial = thing to try on different sets of hammers. There is considerable expense in = the hammers themselves, and considerable expense in hours spent installing, = voicing and regulating. David’s experiment which he shared for free has no = doubt cost him several thousand dollars on this one = piano.<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p>= Kinda makes it = sound like what we are engaged in can be an expensive hobby, eh? = ;-)<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p>= Blessings,<o:p></= o:p> <o:p> </o:p>= <div> Dean<o:p></o:p>= Dean May       &nbs= p;     cell 812.239.3359<o:p></o:p> PianoRebuilders.com   812.235.5272<o:p></o:p> <st1:place><st1:City>Terre Haute</st1:City> <st1:State>IN</st1:State>  = <st1:PostalCode>47802</st1:PostalCode= ></st1:place><o:p></o:p> </div> <o:p> </o:p> </div> </body> </html>