Hammer file (was: Old Packard upright)

[Susan Kline]

At 10:44 AM 5/26/2002 +1000, you wrote:
>Gordon,
>
>Possibly Susan may be referring to a "Hammer Fitting Block".
>See http://www.mothergoosetools.com/tools/hammer_fitting.htm
>
>
>Scott

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No, it is a different tool, an old Hale hammer file that Tuners sold.
But the hammer fitting block would do nearly the same thing. I
took a few jpegs of mine and sent them to Gordon. If anyone else
wants to see them, let me know. I won't send them to the list,
of course.

Susan


>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Gordon Holley" <gholley@hi-techhousing.com>
>To: <pianotech@ptg.org>
>Sent: Friday, 24 May 2002 6:07
>Subject: Re: Old Packard upright
>
>
> > Hey Susan, I thought I had heard about all the ways to file (sand)
> > the hammers, but please help me on your suggestion of using a "hammer
> > file with the semicircular plastic sides"  would this be shown in the
> > Schaff catelog or is this a shop made hammer file?.  And yes I did
> > consider pulling the action and taking it home and putting it in my
> > action cradle and do the work there.  And I hadn't thought about
> > leaving the bridal straps alone, especially if the springs are all in
> > place and working okay.
> > Again, thanks, and BTW are you a pianist.  I am a pianist, have a
> > seven piece band and write (calligraphy ink pen on manuscript paper)
> > all the arrangements, over 600 in the past 11 years, swing, jazz,
> > rock and Latin.  Regards, Gordon