hammer replacement

[jolly roger]

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Hi Ed,
          If you took a fair amount of felt off add 1/8", for crude and
nasty. 
But it will be close.  I would go with the 14Lb hammers for this piano.
regards Roger.


At 07:40 PM 6/27/01 -0700, you wrote: 
>
> 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  




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