traveling/traveling/ traveling?

[jolly roger]

Hi Paul,
             What a coincidence, Stan Kroeker was at our shop this week
end, giving a seminar on Vertical hammer hanging.  He gave a great
demonstration on how to get a factory perfect job using the Spurlock hammer
jig.
You need to build a platform to elevate the jig, with the back rail off of
the action, it works just like doing a grand job 
Action was mounted in a standard cradle , so the shanks were horizontal.

 On my first travelling pass I'm not too fussy since there always seems to
be corrections after gluing the hammers on.  It's really not as time
consuming as it sounds.  Good quality parts is the key for a good job.
That's why I have limited my supplier's, unless a customer insist on
American parts.
In fairness I have not tried Steinway's new and improved parts yet. Has any
one noticed a BIG difference?

Checking all parts before gluing saves a lot of agravation later in the
process.  Weight, friction, travel, etc.

We check all flange friction before installation, this can be quite a
revelation.

Roger

At 08:58 AM 2/26/01 -0600, you wrote:
>Roger
>I've tried other methods for hanging/traveling and come back to the travel
>first, hang second method. For me it seems to be the most efficient. I added
>the Spurlock Hammer Hanging Jig the  mix and eliminated a lot of the
>"adjusting before the glue dries" work. It took a few jobs to realize its
>potential, but now I wouldn't be without it. I'm experimenting with using it
>for vertical hammers. I you or others have used it this way, let me know how
>it works.
>
>Paul Chick
>----- Original Message -----
>From: jolly roger <baldyam@sk.sympatico.ca>
>To: <pianotech@ptg.org>
>Sent: Sunday, February 25, 2001 10:43 AM
>Subject: Re: traveling/traveling/ traveling?
>
>
>> Hi Richard,
>>                  Sure I've tried it. but I  don't disagree with the way
>> Priss does it.  We both probably end up in the same place, will a similar
>> quality job.
>>
>> I think the reason I do it my way is because of the following:
>>
>> 1. I install and rough the shanks.  The shanks are resting down on the
>> cushion felt
>> 2. Dry fit the end hammers, and set my jig so the sample shanks are
>> horizontal.
>> 3. Elevating the shanks will show badly travelled hammers with bad
>spacing.
>>
>> I just find it easier to partially clean up the problems before glueing
>the
>> hammers on.
>> It works for me.  Maybe I'm ducking?  <G>
>>
>> Roger
>>
>