<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; = charset=us-ascii"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2900.2668" name=GENERATOR></HEAD> <BODY> <DIV dir=ltr align=left>It does both but, if memory = serves, it was introduced at a class on hammer hanging.</DIV> <DIV dir=ltr align=left> </DIV> <DIV dir=ltr align=left>Del</DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE dir=ltr style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #000080 2px = solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV class=OutlookMessageHeader lang=en-us dir=ltr align=left> <HR tabIndex=-1> From: pianotech-bounces@ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org] On Behalf Of David Skolnik Sent: July 03, 2005 10:53 PM To: Pianotech Subject: RE: Baldwin Gauge? </DIV> <DIV></DIV>Gentles - All due respect, take another look at the photo.  In fact, this one is not the one they made to check shank = to molding dimension.  Rather this was designed to check the  = molding / string angle with the hammer pulled up to contact string.  The folded-over part of the shorter length would sit on top of the string = (Baldwin name would be upside down), and the longer length would be brought = adjacent to the side of the subject hammer (which would have previously had a line = drawn bisecting the molding).  The gauge would indicate whether the = hammer is striking at 90 degrees or not.  Del - you must be too = busy unpacking.  What an unenviable task! Best to all.  = Remember to use your ear plugs if you end up at the fireworks! David Skolnik <A = href="file://c:\docume~1\david\applic~1\qualcomm\eudora\attach\july%203= .05%20036%20(2).jpg" eudora="attachment"><IMG height=480 alt=[] = src="cid:531580906@04072005-1785" width=640></A> <A = href="file://c:\docume~1\david\applic~1\qualcomm\eudora\attach\july%203= .05%20036%20(2).jpg" eudora="attachment">  july 3.05 036 (2).jpg </A> At 09:21 PM 7/3/2005 = -0700, you wrote: <BLOCKQUOTE class=cite cite="" type="cite">It is a convention give-away tool used to determine = whether or not a hammerhead is square to the hammershank. Simply lay the short, = bent over part on top of the hammershank, move it so that the long, = narrow part runs along the hammerhead molding and see that the hammerhead is = square to the shank.   When replacing hammers it is used to draw a line = along the centerline of the original hammerhead molding on the sample = hammerheads (those left in place to align the new hammerheads to). This can be = quite helpful if the original hammerheads have been badly mis-shaped over = the years.   Del     <DL> <HR> <DD>From: = pianotech-bounces@ptg.org [<A href="mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org" eudora="autourl"> mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org</A>] On Behalf Of Jack = Houweling <DD>Sent: July 03, 2005 9:04 PM <DD>To: pianotech <DD>Subject: Baldwin Gauge? <DD>Hello, <DD>I found this in one of my tool boxes and would like to know = what it is? It is aluminum, has Baldwin written on it and is about three = inches long.  Looks like some sort of gauge but I'm not = sure. <DD>   <DD>Thanks, <DD>Jack Houweling <HR> <DD>No virus found in this incoming message. <DD>Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. <DD>Version: 7.0.323 / Virus Database: 267.8.8/37 - Release Date: 7/1/2005 </DD></DL></BLOCKQUOTE></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>