Tacks in hammers

[Roger Jolly]

Hi Dave,
              What brand of tacks do you use, and how do you compare the
tone of various brands?
Roger


At 11:39 PM 25/11/00 -0800, you wrote:
>No, I'd stick with the metal thumbtacks...better tone and durability.  What
>is really great is to pull the tacks everyonce in awhile and see how the
>voicing going...;-] It helps to have your tongue firmly planted when pulling
>the tacks.
>
>David I.
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Robin Blankenship <itune@firstsaga.com>
>To: pianotech@ptg.org <pianotech@ptg.org>
>Date: Saturday, November 25, 2000 11:50 AM
>Subject: Re: Tacks in hammers
>
>
>>David,
>>
>>Would push pins work? Or, would the plastic fall apart after fifty years
>and
>>have to be replaced??
>>
>>Robin
>>
>>
>>----- Original Message -----
>>From: David Ilvedson, RPT <ilvey@jps.net>
>>To: <pianotech@ptg.org>
>>Sent: Saturday, November 25, 2000 12:58 PM
>>Subject: Re: Tacks in hammers
>>
>>
>>> 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
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>>
>>
> 
Roger Jolly
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