<HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content=text/html;charset=ISO-8859-= 1></HEAD> <BODY style="BORDER-TOP-STYLE: none; BORDER-RIGHT-STYLE: none; BORDER= -LEFT-STYLE: none; BORDER-BOTTOM-STYLE: none" text=#000000 bgColor== #ffffff><BR>Very cool...I'd be interested in hearing what it sounds lik= e...lots of lacquer was needed I'll bet...<BR>David Ilvedson, RPT<BR>Pa= cifica, California<BR><BR> <DIV style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; PADDING-BOTTOM: 5p= x; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 3px solid; PADDING-TOP: 5px"> <HR> Original message<BR>From: "Mike McCoy" <MJMCCOY@USA.COM><BR>To: Pianote= ch <PIANOTECH@PTG.ORG><BR>Received: 11/7/2005 1:36:14 PM<BR>Subject: Re= : Hammer Rebuilding - In A Pinch<BR><BR> <P align=left>Cute.... new hairpiece for the bald guys....!<BR><BR>Mi= ke<BR><BR><BR><BR><BR>Farrell wrote: </P> <BLOCKQUOTE cite=mid007701c5e3dc$1c8f70c0$0201a8c0@FARRELL type="ci= te"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2900.2769" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Never let it be said that I don't&nbsp= ;apply bandaids to junk pianos.</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Refurbishing an action from a jun= k 90-year-old microgrand for a lady. Not going to replace the worn-to-t= he-core hammers because of $$. Regulation was a main objective (among m= any other things). But I just couldn't give her back her piano wit= h the entire top octave hammer cores banging onto the strings.</FONT></= DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>So........ this is a first for me.....= .... not necessarily even suggesting its a good idea....... but I did i= t anyway........</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Step 1 - file flat hammer tops real fl= at (I did not remove much felt from these!):</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><IMG alt="" hspace=0 src="mhtml:file:\\C:\Documents and Sett= ings\David Ilvedson\Local Settings\Temp\xPlus\BDB450DD-8961-49F1-8075-9= D3864975D67.mht!cid:part1.06020902.07030006@usa.com" align=bottom bor= der=0></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Step 2 - glue new hammer material to h= ammer tips:</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><IMG alt="" hspace=0 src="mhtml:file:\\C:\Documents and Sett= ings\David Ilvedson\Local Settings\Temp\xPlus\BDB450DD-8961-49F1-8075-9= D3864975D67.mht!cid:part2.07040402.05030200@usa.com" align=bottom bor= der=0></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Step 3 - sand/file, first with belt sa= nder, then with paddle, then shoe-shine to shape (a little out of focus= , but you get the idea):</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><IMG alt="" hspace=0 src="mhtml:file:\\C:\Documents and Sett= ings\David Ilvedson\Local Settings\Temp\xPlus\BDB450DD-8961-49F1-8075-9= D3864975D67.mht!cid:part3.05000407.02050208@usa.com" align=bottom bor= der=0></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>It looks like it will work. Don't know= what it will sound like. Gotta be better than wood.</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Anyway, FWIW. Silly ideas from silly t= echs.</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Terry Farrell</FONT></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE= ></DIV></BODY></HTML>