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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV>
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black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=Erwinpiano@email.msn.com
href="mailto:Erwinpiano@email.msn.com">Erwinpiano</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> June 29, 2001 7:36 =
AM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Fw: Fw: hammer =
replacement</DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2> </FONT><FONT face=Arial =
size=2> Also
for example with Stwys and others but Stwys are what I check most =
often the
string heights can vary by 2 or three m.m in the tenor treble yet =
Steinway and
others will send you a standard bore hammer of 2 1/8"bass bore =
and 113/
16". However the tenor sections can be 2 to 3 mm higher in the =
mid tenor
than in the treble and can also be sloped one way or another. =
The bass
as well can have similar problems. Some older Stwy B's and D's =
had bore
lengths of 2&3/8" bass and close to 2 " tenor treble so if =
standard
bore hammeres were used in this application regulation,geometry and
touchweight problems would be a big deal to your client and your
reputation.</FONT><FONT face=Arial size=2>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I agree.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2>During the 70s we received a set of hammers =
from Steinway
for a new B that needed new hammers. The bore was so far off they =
wouldn't
possibly fit the action. On calling the factory I was told to plug them =
and
redrill. Sounded a bit odd, but I was assured that is what they would do =
so I
tried it and it did work out quite well. I have now done this on several =
other
occasions over the years with hammers, both from Steinway and from
others, sent pre-bored but not appropriate to the piano at hand =
with good
results. </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2>But, why bother? You're best off drilling them =
yourself to
measurements you take yourself from the piano in your own shop. In the =
long run
you'll have fewer problems. It's a relatively easy process and it =
really
doesn't take that long. Either to learn how or to do the job. =
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<DIV><FONT size=2>-- ddf</FONT></DIV>
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