clips

[Joe & Penny Goss]

Jeannie,
For those who purchased the tray last week the new clips will be sent to
you first at no cost.
Thank you for your interest. They should be sent in about two weeks. 
Joe Goss


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> From: Jeannie Grassi <jgrassi@silverlink.net>
> To: pianotech@ptg.org
> Subject: RE: clips
> Date: Sunday, April 18, 1999 1:12 AM
> 
> List,
> Joe's jig is really great for travelling hammers. I just got mine last
> week.  Have you upgraded the system already?  I'd love some new clips,
> when you get them made.  Thanks,
> Jeannie
> 
> Jeannie Grassi, RPT
> mailto:jgrassi@silverlink.net
> Bainbridge Island, WA
> 
> 
> >> List, the first clips were just two clothes pins cut down and
> > two 26 gauge
> > piano wire feet were
> > glued on the ends to hold the travel bar under the hammer shanks.
> The
> > design was good on the first batch that were made however
> > they were hard to
> > install in position to hold the bar.
> > The last batch of clothe pins all showed a serious weakness
> > in design, they
> > all tended to want  to do the twist and jump the tracks. So
> > back to the
> > drawing board and two days later Eureka,
> > The new clip holds two hammers side by side (the only hammers
> > that need to
> > be traveled  with a straight edge) and are very easy to
> > install to hold the
> > travel bar.
> >
>