Don, thank you so much, that was a great help. Regards, Gordon -----Original Message----- From: Don [SMTP:drose@dlcwest.com] Sent: Monday, July 16, 2001 1:55 PM To: pianotech@ptg.org Subject: Re: Need explanation of terms Hi Gordon, Burning in is usually heating the hammer shank while twisting it and letting it cool. It is for alignment purposes. Rendering means the string slides. There are many points of friction (no we don't deep fry our strings *grin* nor boil them to render the fat) Raking is like the floor of an auditorium. On some upright pianos the strike point can be improved by having progressively longer hammer shanks near the tenor break. It can also mean that the hammers are NOT glued on the shanks at 90 degrees. At 01:02 PM 07/16/2001 -0500, you wrote: >Hello List. Over the past months, while reading the posts and exchanges on >the list, I've encountered three terms used in the authors dialog. I've >read through two books 1) Piano Servicing Tuning & Rebuilding, by Arthur >Reblitz, and The Technical Examination, Source Book - PTG, and cannot find >any explanation on the three terms. Will somebody assist in my search: >1. "Burning In" - used in the explanation of hammers and the shank area. >2. "Get The String To Render" - I know what render means, but what does >the term render mead in this usage? >3. "Raking The Hammers" . - Sure don't understand this one. >Thanks in advance for the help. >Gordon Holley >Goshen, IN >gholley@hi-techhousing.com > > Regards, Don Rose, B.Mus., A.M.U.S., A.MUS., R.M.T., R.P.T. Tuner for the Saskatchewan Centre of the Arts mailto:drose@dlcwest.com http://donrose.xoasis.com/ 3004 Grant Rd. REGINA, SK S4S 5G7 306-352-3620 or 1-888-29t-uner
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