This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment Dear List. I am working on a Hamilton/Baldwin 5' grand. The owner has decided that = he wants to replace the hammers due to damage from wine spilled into = piano. What am I letting myself in for?? I will get the new hammers = from Schaff. They list several weights; 12 lb, 14 lb, 16 lb. Which = should I ask for? They also list a striking distance of 1 7/8, 2" and = 2-1/8". The action handbook says a blow distance of 1 7/8", but the = Schaff catalogue says to "measure from the center of the bore hole to = the top of the felt, allowing for wear on #88 hammer." Whoa... what the = heck does this mean when I have already shaped the hammers and taken off = felt? Ed Carwithen John Day =20 ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/pianotech.php/attachments/55/65/eb/9c/attachment.htm ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment--
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