Hi, Alan, David, Quoting Alan McCoy <amccoy at mail.ewu.edu>: > Hi David, > > Have you found a place to purchase Hermes abrasives? It used to be available here: http://abrasives4sale.com/ ..probably still is. Also, you can probably get a list of US vendors from the manufacturer: http://www.hermesabrasives.com/ I've used their ceramic blue sheets http://www.hermesabrasives.com/info/sapphireblue.html for years, but used to buy it by the fold and have not needed to in a while. Hope this helps. Best. Horace > > Alan > > > -- Alan McCoy, RPT > Eastern Washington University > amccoy at mail.ewu.edu > 509-359-4627 > > > > From: David Ilvedson <ilvey at sbcglobal.net> > > Reply-To: <ilvey at sbcglobal.net>, "College and University Technicians > > <caut at ptg.org>" <caut at ptg.org> > > Date: Fri, 09 Jun 2006 15:18:27 -0700 > > To: <caut at ptg.org> > > Subject: Re: [CAUT] various tool suppliers > > > > I was a strip filer before I went to the Yamaha seminar. I am now a > paddler > > only. Yamaha provided us with a sheet of sandpaper from > "Hermes"....80 grit > > for the paddle. Max, Yamaha Master Tech, said his paddle was 4 years > > old...never changed the sandpaper! The paddle is just a piece of thin > > wood...1 inch or so wide by 6 inches long. No handle. Held between > index > > and middle finger lightly with thumb pressing down lightly. We worked > from > > the front side of the hammer up to the top, lightened up on the > pressure over > > the top and then down the other side. I am having success with Renner > Blues > > even... > > > > David Ilvedson, RPT > > Pacifica, California > > > > > > > > ----- Original message ---------------------------------------- > > From: "Fred Sturm" <fssturm at unm.edu> > > To: "College and University Technicians" <caut at ptg.org> > > Received: 6/9/2006 11:44:50 AM > > Subject: Re: [CAUT] various tool suppliers > > > > > >> On Jun 8, 2006, at 8:15 PM, Debra Feiger wrote: > > > >>> I'm trying to find vendors for a few items if anyone > >>> can help me find out who sells: > >>> > >>> magnetic let-off strips, > >>> good sharp scissors to cut felt, > >> mustache scissors, cosmetic section of drug store or whatever. Or go > >> to your local fabric store and check out their selection. Or you can > >> spend $100 and up at a gourmet knife and scissors emporium <G>. > >>> a tilter for upright pianos, > >> Schaff's is fine. I bought one for the U from them about 2 - 3 years > >> ago. Don't know what else is available. > >>> the best quality bushing cloth/felt (is Schaff's as > >>> good as Renner's and Pianotec'?), > >> Probably quality is the same (probably both from Hainesworth (?sp?), > >> as Charles House is gone). I buy from Pianotek as the selection is or > >> has been better than anyone else's (they used to carry both Charles > >> House and Hainesworth, in several thicknesses. They might still have > >> some Charles House in stock. I use BU-6, 7, 8, 9. I find selection of > >> thickness critical to a good job, so I want multiple thicknesses on > >> hand to choose from. > >>> sandpaper (is 3M garnett the best and can you buy it > >>> already backed (for hammer filing)? > >> Garnet is the best natural material. There are several synthetics > >> that work quite well. I find aluminum oxide quite workable for most > >> purposes. To glue it to a paddle, use double-sided carpet tape (tip > >> courtesy of Eric. I guess he forgot to tell you <g>). Me, I'm a strip > >> sander, and use individual hammer sized strips for all my coarse > >> hammer filing, backed with scotch tape for strength and smoothness. > >> Wider strips to "shoe-shine" the crowns in fine grits. I find I can > >> get better control that way, though it does take practice to get the > >> needed skill. > >>> Also Eric > >>> Schandal recommends C and not D weight. Comments? > >> I dunno. You'll have to ask him why. > >>> > >>> thanks everybody > >>> Debra > > > >> Regards, > >> Fred Sturm > >> University of New Mexico > >> fssturm at unm.edu > > >
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