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<DIV><FONT size=3> Terry</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3> So smart I've Been doing this for years now saves=
on
the sweat factor.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3> Hey I started reshaping Monster sets of ham=
mers
that require significant restylin with a. a razor blade.
Carves off bout a gram for starters in the bass.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3> I just cut off the bulk of the
shoulder duplicating the line of the Steinway shape then finish u=
p
with Sandpaper. Less dust ....less muss.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3> Dale</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Then I saw my belt sander.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Guess what I did? Yup, fire that sucker u=
p and
gang "file" both sides at about 10 and 2 o'clock until the flat top was on=
ly a
couple millimeters wide. Then I took a coarse sandpaper paddle and rounded=
things off and followed up with shoe-shine sanding with 220 and then 320. =
I
think it produced a reasonable strike surface. The rest of the hammer look=
s a
bit funky, but I think I have produced a reasonble strike point. If y=
ou
were to file the hammer so it had a nice egg shape, you'd end up filing wa=
y
more felt off - I figure no reason to do that - action is pretty light as =
it
is. I gang sanded about 10 hammers at a time (half a section) and did not
worry about hammer angle. Again, on an old worn-out piano like this, and t=
he
desire to be economical with our work, it seems to me this might just be a=
good approach to "please, just make things work".</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Fire away!</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Terry
Farrell</FONT></DIV></FONT></BLOCKQUOTE></DIV>
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