[CAUT] Treating Old Hammers

[Annie Grieshop]

Thanks, Lawrence.  To be honest, I suspect the kinds of hammers I'm thinking
of fall into the "just too old" category (turn-of-the-last-century uprights,
in particular) but am willing to try nearly anything to help these families
have pianos that work and sound reasonably well.  Once they get to feeling
like cardboard, I'm guessing they're past doing much with.

Any cents is better than no sense, and I appreciate all of it/them!

Annie
  -----Original Message-----
  From: Becker, Lawrence (beckerlr) [mailto:BECKERLR at UCMAIL.UC.EDU]
  Sent: Tuesday, April 10, 2007 8:08 AM
  To: annie at allthingspiano.com; College and University Technicians
  Subject: Treating Old Hammers


  I have had reasonable success with deep, very low shoulder needling,
starting below the staple and working up as time, money and results dictate.
Use a single needle.  With a vertical, try just the top side until you can
install extra joints in your fingers, or find it would worthwhile to pull
the action.

  I suppose there are hammers that are just too old, but I have found crown
wear to be the limiting factor with success in this type of revitalization.

  Just my 2 cents.





  Lawrence Becker, RPT

  Piano Technician

  College-Conservatory of Music

  University of Cincinnati


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  From: caut-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:caut-bounces at ptg.org] On Behalf Of
Annie Grieshop
  Sent: Thursday, April 05, 2007 10:30 AM
  To: College and University Technicians
  Subject: Re: [CAUT] Experiment Success - second thought





  I'm looking for anything that might help with the dessicated hammers found
on the old pianos that my customers can't afford to replace but need for
their kids' lessons.



  Annie Grieshop
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