At 06:51 PM 8/4/2002 -0700, you wrote: >I've got to second Jon's advice, consider holding off on the action >rebuild until after the concert. But if that isn't going to fly... > >Are they putting you up while you do the work or are you taking the action >to the shop? If you go to pick up the action and take it back to the >shop, you've got about 2+ hours of time right there. Another 1+ hours to >bring the action back for the finish work. Don't hesitate to bill them >for this time! They could put you up for several days and let you do the >work there. I'm taking for granted you have pre-bored hammers from >Steinway. The Journal has articles by Bill Spurlock on hammer replacement. > >What you ought to do is send another post to the List and tell us what you >think your procedure will be and what tools you'll need. This will give >us a good idea if you can handle the job! > >David Ilvedson > > Another problem you may encounter: The older shanks were a smaller diameter than modern shanks. So there is a possibility that the holes on the prebored hammers are too large. Another minor detail...do you know how to remove the old hammer and glue collar without damaging the center? I would not recommend hanging new hammers on 100 year old shanks in the first place since replacements are not out of production and it will be a performance venue. There is much more to the job than being a new parts installer. In this case, experience counts. Regards, Jon Page, piano technician Harwich Port, Cape Cod, Mass. mailto:jonpage@attbi.com ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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