new grand hammer head replacement

ilex cameron ross i1ex@earthlink.net
Sat, 2 Oct 2004 11:52:06 -0400


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MessageHi all -
Dunno if anyone remembers the ruined set of Hamamatsu hammers on the Kawai
EX that I was dealing with - someone a while ago seriously over-lacquered
them, and not evenly, to the point where they couldn't really even be
even'd-out with needling. Soaking in thinner muffled the glass-breaking
timbre, but didn't really leave me with what i felt was something worth
trying to work with. Pretty much ruined, being as how it's a 9' concert
instrument. So I had them order a set of new hammers, and requested they
come on new shanks and flanges in the interest of time. Nope, not happening.
The lovely new hammers just arrived - heads only. Not a huge deal, really -
they're already properly bored, tails are shaped, and I guess ultimately
this is probably better. The current shanks and flanges are great. it's just
going to mean heat-gunning the current ones and glueing this set on. I've
never just *glued* a WHOLE SET of grand hammers on a piano - is there
anything special I should look out for? the archive just seems to have info
on hanging a new set, new shanks, flanges, and all. I was just going to go
one at a time or one section at a time so I'd have a guide with the action
out of the piano for hammer angle.

any other suggestions?

thx,
ilex

ps - Joe, you've jinxed my keyboard! now my backspace is crapped out.


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