***Re: Nine foot something - quickie hammer centre check

Richard Brekne Richard.Brekne@grieg.uib.no
Wed, 10 Mar 2004 23:44:15 +0100


Hi Keith

forget my last querry about the pianotype.... John suggests plated pins 
being the problem... I wasnt awared that Samick used plated centers... 
can anybody confirm this one way or the other?

Cheers
RicB

kpiano wrote:

>>Black stuff in centerpin bushings ??? sounds like your typical graphite 
>>to me.
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>>RicB
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>That's what I thought but the way the rest of the piano is, I wondered. When I pulled some of 
>the flanges there was paper on both sides of the flanges. sometimes equal amounts. The guy 
>that traveled the shanks the second time didn't do any better job than the first guy.
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>While I was reaming the bushings with my new set from Joe Goss, they were making a squeal 
>sound. I didn't get out my accutuner so I can't tell you what pitch it was. Just on a slow push 
>pull. Does Joe harmonically tune his reamers? Old damper heads from an upright make a good 
>set of handles for them. 
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>Keith Roberts
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