---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment Andre, I "think" you're going to have some problems with the pictures you posted. Most people, as far as I know, don't have Paint Shop Pro. I do, but still couldn't get them to open. Maybe you ought to just send them as a normal .jpg. Avery At 12:02 PM 10/2/04, you wrote: >On 2-okt-04, at 17:52, ilex cameron ross wrote: > >>Hi all - >>Dunno if anyone remembers the ruined set of Hamamatsu hammers on the=20 >>Kawai EX that I was dealing with - someone a while ago seriously=20 >>over-lacquered them, and not evenly, to the point where they couldn't=20 >>really even be even'd-out with needling. Soaking in thinner muffled the=20 >>glass-breaking timbre, but didn't really leave me with what i felt was=20 >>something worth trying to work with. Pretty much ruined, being as how=20 >>it's a 9' concert instrument. So I had them order a set of new hammers,=20 >>and requested they come on new shanks and flanges in the interest of=20 >>time. Nope, not happening. The lovely new hammers just arrived - heads=20 >>only. Not a huge deal, really - they're already properly bored, tails are= =20 >>shaped, and I guess ultimately this is probably better. The current=20 >>shanks and flanges are great. it's just going to mean heat-gunning the=20 >>current ones and glueing this set on. I've never just *glued* a WHOLE SET= =20 >>of grand hammers on a piano - is there anything special I should look out= =20 >>for? the archive just seems to have info on hanging a new set, new=20 >>shanks, flanges, and all. I was just going to go one at a time or one=20 >>section at a time so I'd have a guide with the action out of the piano=20 >>for hammer angle. >> >>any other suggestions? >> >>thx, >>ilex >> >>ps - Joe, you've jinxed my keyboard! now my backspace is crapped out. >> >> > >My advice would be to make small pencil marks on the first and last hammer= =20 >crown of each section, and EXACTLY in the center of the crown. see picture: > > ><br> ><br> > > >Measure the distance from the base of the drop screw to the mark on your=20 >hammers and write down the distance. see picture : > > ><br> ><br> > > >Also measure the distance between the middle of the hammer molding and the= =20 >centre of the hammer centerpin and write down the distance. see picture: > > ><br> ><br> > > >These measures will help you to get the new hammers into exactly the same= =20 >position the originals were. >You can also see this procedure on our website www.grandpiano.nl >1. Go to the English flag in the upper right corner of the home page and=20 >click on it. >2. Click on materials >3. Click on Hammer assembly on the left >4. Click on order form > >friendly greetings, >Andr=E9 Oorebeek > ><br> ><div>_______________________________________________</div> ><div>pianotech list info: <a=20 >href=3D"https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives"=20 >EUDORA=3DAUTOURL>https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives</a></div> ></blockquote></x-html> ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/pianotech.php/attachments/2c/93/a6/62/attachment.htm ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment--
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