Clyde, This is an old trick that brightens the tone while voicing the hammers and the same time. Where have you been? ;-} David I. -----Original Message----- From: Clyde Hollinger <cedel@supernet.com> To: pianotech@ptg.org <pianotech@ptg.org> Date: Friday, November 24, 2000 7:22 PM Subject: Tacks in hammers >Bud, > >Doesn't it ruin the hammers to put tacks in them? Or was the value of the piano >low enough that it didn't really matter? > >Regards, Clyde > >Bud Schwab wrote: > >> Hi gang, >> >> When I was tuning for MGM in the 60's and 70's we would put small tacks in >> the hammers to produce the honky tonk sound. I believe we used those >> little tacks that you use to install bridle straps. I would put three side >> by side in the trichords and two in the bichords. It gave quite a good >> sound. Can't tell you any more what movies they were all used in but there >> quite a few and never had any complaints. I learned that trick from the >> previous MGM tuner. >> >> Bud >> >> >In reply to Ed Foote's comments about tuning one string of the trichord a >> >bit high, I have also offered a "special effects tuning", which is a >> >honky tonk sound. But my idea was to tune one of the trichords DOWN >> >slightly. No one has taken me up on the offer yet, so I haven't actually >> >done it. >> > >> >Have any others tried this? How did you do it? Did it work well? Did you >> >retune the piano afterwards to normal? >> > >> >Wally Scherer >> >Palm Beach County, Florida >> >----------------------------------------------------------------------- >> >Send e-mail (TEXT ONLY!) to: <WallyTS@iname.com> or <p003520b@pb.seflin.org> >> >If you are sending html documents, attachments, etc., please use: >> ><WTScherer@hotmail.com> This is checked about once a week. >> >My personal web page: <http://www.geocities.com/vienna/2411> >> >My business web page: <http://www.angelfire.com/biz6/afinetune> >> >> Bud Schwab >> W 6 Z Y P >> Malibu, california >> >> > > >
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