---------------------- multipart/mixed attachment -------------------------------1094056951 In a message dated 8/31/2004 9:20:42 PM Pacific Standard Time, hgreeley@stanford.edu writes: Hi, Dale, I'm having trouble posting to pianotech tonight. Would you please forward this along? Thanks very much. Best. Horace Date: Tue, 31 Aug 2004 20:20:40 -0700 To: Pianotech <pianotech@ptg.org> From: Horace Greeley <hgreeley@stanford.edu> Subject: Re: Big hammers Hi, At 07:10 PM 8/31/2004, you wrote: I guess I'm showing my ignorance but what are you talking about? I'm not sure, Avery. From the few that we can see, these actually look like pretty workable hammers, to me....I've certainly seen much, much worse in day-to-day use on concert instruments in "name" venues. Barb - I would be more concerned about overall action geometry that the size of the hammers at this point. Those knuckles look a bit close to the flange pin. Also, looking at the backchecks, this is a pre-'87 instrument (for _me_, this is a GOOD THING!...largely because of the significantly larger range of regulation possible...long subject and I am not looking to start a discussion)...being of that vintage, you are also going to want to check not only action spread, but also deck height from the keybed to the CP of each of the whippen and hammer flanges. Try to carefully assess what was actually done at the factory, and what has been done since then...looking especially to see if there has been a change in the material under the back rail cloth. Usually, this would have had a layer of red key felt, often on top of one or (sometimes, but not often) two layers of what amounts to manila card stock (this latter usually dark brown in color). Also, check to see when/if anyone has replaced the balance rail pivots; and/or the front rail (felt) punchings. etc. In other words, before doing _anything_ try to get a very solid idea of what it is you are looking at. Then, work backwards. As someone (Andre? Isaac? sorry) noted, sometimes (even often) "just" a good, solid regulation will do more for tone and projection than even many technicians will believe. So, after all that, those look like S&S hammers; and, from what little can be seen of them, they look as if they are fairly well molded and shaped...so, look elsewhere before simply throwing them out and starting elsewhere. Best. Horace Avery At 12:23 PM 8/31/04, you wrote: Jimminees Chrasmus.... look at those knuckle cores... that HAD to be done willfully... .. or maybe its just the picture is a bit distorted... RicB Barbara Richmond wrote: Thanks for all your wonderful suggestions, everyone! For your pleasure, I found this picture that I took of the action last spring. As you can see, it has some obvious issues--like, when it was having trouble, nobody bothered to regulate it! :-) Well, I'm off to put some new casters on a church piano. Later! Barbara Richmond, RPT _______________________________________________ pianotech list info: _https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives_ (https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives) +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Horace Greeley Systems Analyst/Engineer Controller's Office Stanford University 651 Serra St., RM 100 Stanford, CA 94305 voice: 650.725.9062 fax: 650.725.8014 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ -------------------------------1094056951 An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/pianotech.php/attachments/b9/e2/e5/f2/attachment.htm -------------------------------1094056951-- ---------------------- multipart/mixed attachment An embedded message was scrubbed... From: Horace Greeley <hgreeley@stanford.edu> Subject: Fwd: Re: Big hammers Date: Tue, 31 Aug 2004 21:20:25 -0700 Size: 9339 Url: https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/pianotech.php/attachments/1d/38/b3/76/attachment.eml ---------------------- multipart/mixed attachment--
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