Paul, Joe, List: Do some hammers fit better "out of the box" than others? I've been using Renner hammers for years and have been very pleased. But I spend a fair amount of time arcing tails, tapering sides, etc. I generally do not send samples - I try to turn the job around in a few days so the piano is not out of service for an extended period of time. Jerry Gravina, RPT Babylon, NY At 08:54 PM 01/30/2003 -0700, you wrote: >Hi Paul, >If you sent sample hammers, me thinks that they screwed up royally. No way >are hammers 0.5 wider and longer tails going to fit without a whole lot of >extra work. >I understand your reluctance to not use the hammers as the piano was already >down for 8 weeks and the coustomer getting restless. >Better go with some one who is a little more prompt and also asks questions >about things that do not seem right. Like Ari Isaac. He has been a great >help to me and has wonderful hammers to boot. >Joe Goss >imatunr@srvinet.com >www.mothergoosetools.com >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Paul Tizzard" <ptizzard@mweb.co.za> >To: <pianotech@ptg.org> >Sent: Thursday, January 30, 2003 4:24 PM >Subject: Tricky Hammers > > > > Hi list, > > > > I've just been through a bit of a harrowing experience. I have >approximately 4 years experience working for myself, and up to now have not >had too many "surprises". > > My harrowing experience comes from putting a set of hammers on a Carl Ecke >Grand, circa 1920's. I followed the usual procedure and sent for duplicate >hammers from Renner Germany. Due to the timing of the order, end of year, >the hammers took 8 weeks to arrive. I was glad when they finally did, >because the owner of the piano started to get a little worried I think. >Anyway, I went about fitting the hammers: setting and fitting the new >samples, replacing every second hammer, paying strict attention to the >alignment etc. As I progressed, I noticed that several hammers in the bass >section were rubbing against each other. "Oh well I'll sort that out later" >I thought. Well here I am 3 days later, with the problem finally solved. But >did I sweat blood, aligning them to the string, then casting, then >realigning, then casting, then scratching my head and you get the idea! >Eventually with the help of a more experienced Tech, I got all the little >buggers to hit the string and nothing el! > > se. > > I just wondered if this was a common experience with duplicate hammers. I >did send samples with the order. The replacement hammers differed in tail >length and the new hammers were about 0.5 mm wider. The bore angle was a >pretty good match. The moulding shape also differed quit a lot, not drastic >though. I eventually had to reshape the shoulders and the sides of the >tails. > > Any help would be appreciated. > > Thanks > > > > Paul Tizzard > > S.Africa > > > > _______________________________________________ > > pianotech list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives > >_______________________________________________ >pianotech list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives
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