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 --------------------- 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
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