Keybed Inserts

[Farrell]

No pardoning necessary! I have heard tall tales of folks trimming their own
hammers for a square. Ya gotta do what ya gotta do with what ya got. BUT, if
they are available already made - well, I'll certainly pursue that route
first! But thanks for letting me know it can be done. I'll feel better just
knowing that I avoided carving them myself!

Terry Farrell

----- Original Message -----
From: "Bill Ballard" <yardbird@pop.vermontel.net>
To: <pianotech@ptg.org>
Sent: Sunday, June 03, 2001 11:26 PM
Subject: Re: Keybed Inserts


> At 10:17 PM -0400 6/3/01, Farrell wrote:
> >I was going to give Ronson a call next week and ask them how they handle
> >hammer orders. My understanding is that they are the only company that
does
> >square grand hammers. I have not dealt with them before. So, I'll just
give
> >'em a call and get the scoop. Thanks for your interest. Have you rebuilt
> >many squares?
>
> Pardon me while I butt in. I did one major piece of square work back
> in '77. The hammer's I fashioned out of two sets of upright hammers,
> drawing from each one set whose width matched the original set. The
> boring angles were out over the left field fence, and the butts were
> trimmed by hand after hanging (square to the shanks).  I hung the
> hammers, doing first the new evens in between the old odds. But later
> I figured out I could have hung them on a straight dummy rail.
>
> Bill Ballard RPT
> NH Chapter, P.T.G.
>
> "May you work on interesting pianos."
>      ...........Ancient Chinese Proverb
> +++++++++++++++++++++