I'm interested in the device...it seems like it might be hard to keep everything square? You use it for roughing it in? Is it appropriate for a nice piano? I don't have a lot of those clunkers in my clientele... David Ilvedson, RPT Pacifica, California ----- Original message ---------------------------------------- From: "Joe And Penny Goss" <imatunr@srvinet.com> To: Pianotech <pianotech@ptg.org> Received: 12/6/2005 5:56:29 AM Subject: Re: McCall mini disc sander >Hi all, >The Hammer shaper #323 is a little shoeshine devise that is much easier to >use than the McCall tool. Felt can be taken off any spot of the hammer by >simply putting pressure against that spot with the oscelating knife blade. >Its forte is in doing uprights, there is no chance of damper damage like >there is with the Fordom tool. >One does need a solid support under the hammers being filed like my #321 >bottom picture of the silver tray. >The shaping of the hammers does cause the felt to ball up on the emery cloth >inhibiting the sanding. But if one moves from hammer to hammer doing a >little on each hammer at a time, the removed felt cleans off the tape. >This also allows one to check the progress of the work so that one evenly >removes the felt and does not remove too much.. >Fantastic devise for those 80 tear old, never serviced, last time, down to >the nub hammers. >Joe Goss RPT >Mother Goose Tools >imatunr@srvinet.com >www.mothergoosetools.com >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Avery Todd" <avery1@houston.rr.com> >To: "Pianotech" <pianotech@ptg.org> >Sent: Monday, December 05, 2005 5:28 PM >Subject: Re: McCall mini disc sander >> Terry, >> >> I've never seen it in action, although I did "see" it at the Reno >convention. >> All I can suggest right now is to ask Joe about it. >> >> Avery >> >> At 06:22 PM 12/5/05, you wrote: >> >Did I miss something??? HOW does this thingee work? I see the pics >> >of this tool with the two "tongs", over each shoulder of the hammer, >> >but exactly HOW does it remove felt? Can it be used while the >> >hammers are in pkace in the action? >> > >> >Terry Peterson >> > >> > >> > >> >----Original Message Follows---- >> >From: Avery Todd <avery1@houston.rr.com> >> >Reply-To: Pianotech <pianotech@ptg.org> >> >To: Pianotech <pianotech@ptg.org> >> >Subject: Re: McCall mini disc sander >> >Date: Mon, 05 Dec 2005 18:05:35 -0600 >> > >> >Spencer, >> > >> >Try this. I'm thinking about getting one for all the OLD hammers at the >> >university until I can get around (or get the money to) to replacing >> >them. >> > >> > From Joe Goss at Mother Goose Tools. >> > >> >http://www.mothergoosetools.com/other_tools/hammer_shaper.shtml >> > >> >Avery >> > >> >At 02:53 PM 12/5/05, you wrote: >> >>I am looking for a McCall mini-belt sander that is used for reshaping >> >>hammers. I don't think they are being made anymore, but if someone has >one >> >>or knows where I can find one...that would be great. >> >> >> >>Thanks, >> >> >> >>Spencer >> >>sbrewer@pacific.net >> > >> >[] >> > >> > >> > >> >[] >> > >> > >> > >> ><< hammer_shaper_1.jpg >> >> ><< hammer_shaper_2.jpg >> >> > >> > >> > >> > >> >_______________________________________________ >> >pianotech list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives >> > >> > >> >_______________________________________________ >> >pianotech list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> pianotech list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives >_______________________________________________ >pianotech list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives
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