Grungy hammers

[Jim Coleman, Sr.]

Hi David:

The grungy hammers could have been protected by a thin cloth (bedsheet), or
the bottom of the pinblock could have been cleaned first. Isn't 20/20
hindsight wonderful? This problem has probably happened to all of us at 
least once. Some of us have had our lesson reinforced a second or third 
time. I have used newspaper also for the same purpose. It is easier to
reinstall prior to removing the action again. In this case, pull the 
paper out as you pull the action out to avoid getting the newsprint on the
hammers.

Jim Coleman, Sr.

On Mon, 17 Aug 1998, Vanderhoofven wrote:

> At 10:56 PM 8/15/98 , you wrote:
> > Use a 2" wide folded strip of
> >cloth between the jacks and the knuckles, this will cause the hammers to
> >block,
> 
> >Have a nice day, Roger 
> 
> I thought this idea of using a piece of cloth in between the knuckles and
> the jack was a great technique to help in blocking the hammers to the
> strings to help check string level and hammer/string contact.
> 
> Unfortunately, on a rather expensive piano I found out too late that the
> cloth under the knuckles raised the hammers enough that they rubbed on the
> underside of the pinblock.  The underside of the pinblock had some black
> substance that rubbed onto the hammers and made the hammers all grungy
> looking.  What did I do wrong?  Or is there any way to prevent this from
> happening?
> 
> Sincerely,
> David 
> 
> David A. Vanderhoofven, RPT
> Joplin, Missouri
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