At 10:50 PM 2/8/2002 -0600, you wrote: >On 2/8/02 5:00 AM, "Newton Hunt" <nhunt@optonline.net> wrote: > > > The > > easier solution is to glue on some nice wood strips to the bottom of the > > hammer with CA glue such that the backcheck is moved away from the > > hammer. This strip may be as small as 3/8" grain oriented 90 degrees > > (better checking) and extending down as far as needful. Trim the sides > > to match the hammer tapering and reshape at a proper 2" radius. > >Has anyone drawn this modification? You know, a picture is worth 1,000 words >and all that... > >Kent Swafford Due to the curvature of the hammer tail, it might be easier to glue on a strip of buckskin. Regards, Jon Page, piano technician Harwich Port, Cape Cod, Mass. mailto:jonpage@mediaone.net ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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