<html> <body> Andre, I "think" you're going to have some problems with the pictures you posted. Most people, as far as I know, don't have Paint Shop Pro. I do, but still couldn't get them to open. Maybe you ought to just send them as a normal .jpg. Avery At 12:02 PM 10/2/04, you wrote: <blockquote type=cite class=cite cite="">On 2-okt-04, at 17:52, ilex cameron ross wrote: <blockquote type=cite class=cite cite="">Hi all - Dunno if anyone remembers the ruined set of Hamamatsu hammers on the Kawai EX that I was dealing with - someone a while ago seriously over-lacquered them, and not evenly, to the point where they couldn't really even be even'd-out with needling. Soaking in thinner muffled the glass-breaking timbre, but didn't really leave me with what i felt was something worth trying to work with. Pretty much ruined, being as how it's a 9' concert instrument. So I had them order a set of new hammers, and requested they come on new shanks and flanges in the interest of time. Nope, not happening. The lovely new hammers just arrived - heads only. Not a huge deal, really - they're already properly bored, tails are shaped, and I guess ultimately this is probably better. The current shanks and flanges are great. it's just going to mean heat-gunning the current ones and glueing this set on. I've never just *glued* a WHOLE SET of grand hammers on a piano - is there anything special I should look out for? the archive just seems to have info on hanging a new set, new shanks, flanges, and all. I was just going to go one at a time or one section at a time so I'd have a guide with the action out of the piano for hammer angle.   any other suggestions?   thx, ilex   ps - Joe, you've jinxed my keyboard! now my backspace is crapped out.     </blockquote> My advice would be to make small pencil marks on the first and last hammer crown of each section, and EXACTLY in the center of the crown. see picture: Measure the distance from the base of the drop screw to the mark on your hammers and write down the distance. see picture : Also measure the distance between the middle of the hammer molding and the centre of the hammer centerpin and write down the distance. see picture: These measures will help you to get the new hammers into exactly the same position the originals were. You can also see this procedure on our website <a href="http://www.grandpiano.nl/" eudora="autourl">www.grandpiano.nl</= a> 1. Go to the English flag in the upper right corner of the home page and= click on it. 2. Click on materials 3. Click on Hammer assembly on the left 4. Click on order form friendly greetings, André Oorebeek <div>_______________________________________________</div> <div>pianotech list info: <a= href="https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives"= EUDORA=AUTOURL><a href="http://www.ptg.org/mailman/listinfo/pianotec= h"= eudora="autourl">https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives</a></a&= gt;</div> </blockquote></x-html> </blockquote></body> </html>