Hi everyone, I wanted to know if anyone out there knows of a directory of piano owners that I can obtain in order to prospect for customers. I'm looking for something like a "coles" directory that only has piano owners, piano teachers etc in it that I can contact in order to gain opportunities to tune. Thanks in advance. Marshall ----- Original Message ----- From: "Joseph Alkana" <josephspiano@comcast.net> To: "Pianotech List" <pianotech@ptg.org> Sent: Thursday, January 26, 2006 7:20 PM Subject: Re: Setting strike point > For additional information, I recommend Ed McMurrow's "The Educated Piano" > Supplement member one, which outlines strike point anomalies and > peculiarities for Steinway and other top makes. > My first try of modifying the hammer line was on a Baldwin around 6' 3". > Just using my ears and setting many samples, I came up with a kind of "u" > shaped hammer line, and a very lively top end that was miles better than > the "straight" factory line produced. I recall that this first time > experience took about an hour and a half. I used tape on the keybed and > dividers to measure the amount to move the hammers after marking them with > a reference line. Oh yes. A fairly tight dry fit will allow you to wet the > shank and then stick on the hammer for a nice temporary fit while doing > the measuring, listening. > > Some makes will necessitate you check closely for clearance of the hammer > tail at the soundboard in the high treble. Proper tail shaping and > lightening of the hammer beforehand will help out a lot. Make sure you > have fit the dry sample hammer to the strings, too. > > > Joseph Alkana RPT > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <erwinspiano@aol.com> > To: <pianotech@ptg.org> > Sent: Thursday, January 26, 2006 3:42 PM > Subject: Re: Setting strike point > > >> >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Greg Graham <grahampianos@yahoo.com >> >> >> >> hey Greg >> All good questions & many good answers so far. I also use the sound or >> amount of sustain plus the qualiy of sound of the treble hammers in the >> shifted position as another guide to optimal hammer placement. If the >> tone is thin and whiny accompanied by lackluster power, the hammers need >> to come forward. Use the description Jon page describes. The area around >> c-6 is usually the note requiring the furthest excursion towards the keys >> rsulting in , yes, a horshoe in the hammer line but a much improved >> sound. Generally this line starts about g-5 and extends to appro. f-6. >> This is on Stwys but have seen this anomally on many other makes. >> >> BTW any piano worthy of a new set of hammers is worth this minor extra >> process to achieve optimum results. Hey why not? >> Dale Erwin >> >> >> Dear jigless grand hammer hangers, >> >> The discussion on hammer hanging jigs last week >> prompted several of you to suggest that a straight >> hammer line is not optimal for sound. You say each >> hammer (at least the top two or three octaves) could >> or should be set at the strike point that produces the >> best sound. You are tweaking the placement of many or >> even all hammers, rather than placing C88 and using a >> straightedge to the bottom of the piano. Someone >> mentioned that this level of attention makes sense for >> very high quality instruments, and I'm interested in >> working toward that end of the quality >> spectrum...eventually. >> >> The question bouncing around in my inexperienced head >> is this: >> >>>From a practical perspective, what methods do you use >> for finding the aurally ideal strike point of >> individual hammers? How do you manipulate the hammer >> on the shank? >> >> Do you slip the hammer on the shank dry but snug, put >> the action in the piano with the cheek blocks in >> place, then tap the hammer in and out somehow through >> the strings? Pull the action, adjust, replace action, >> repeat? Will a dry fit hammer handle heavy blows >> without moving? Are heavy blows required? >> >> Do you glue on the hammer and pop it off again if it >> isn't right? Will a dry fit hammer sound the same as >> one that is glued? >> >> Do you use paper strip shims between the hammer and >> shank to hold the hammer fast while testing? >> >> Do you do several or even all hammers at the same >> time? >> >> Do you have someone "in the hall" listening, or do you >> go with what you hear from the keyboard? >> >> Does your method take a week, a day, an hour, two >> minutes? >> >> Looking for some how-to. Thanks. >> >> Greg Graham >> Brodheadsville, PA >> >> __________________________________________________ >> Do You Yahoo!? >> Tired of spam? Yahoo! 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