Haven't done this but I know you can by the self-sticking paper used on certain sanders, etc. Don't know what grit, probably 100 or 120 or so. What I would want to know is how to do it without having to start all over in alligning hammers to strings--especially when retaining the existing grooved hammers. Can't think of any way to accurately mark the existing flange locations. I know you can adjust a flange-shank-hammer with the action in the piano, but doesn't that require having its neighbors securely screwed down? Hmmm ... sounds like a fussy, time consuming job, to me. Alan Barnard Salem, MO -----Original Message----- From: pianotech-bounces@ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org]On Behalf Of Tvak@aol.com Sent: Thursday, February 13, 2003 7:25 AM To: pianotech@ptg.org Subject: hammer rail sandpaper query List I need to replace the sandpaper on a hammer rail. The hammers won't stop drifting side to side, and the screw holes are not stripped. There's just nothing for them to grip to. (The piano is a 1907 6'10" Kimball grand.) What grit? What glue? Removal of old paper? (not sure if there was any there to begin with) Will this cause any regulation problems I should be aware of? (Not that the piano has any semblence of proper regulation as it is...) Any caveats or advice appreciated, as I have never done this before. Thanks, Tom S _______________________________________________ pianotech list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives
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