hammer travel

[Overs Pianos]

>Hi Ron,
>
>What is flange packing and hammer casting?   I'm guessing traveling 
>a flange with paper and heating and twisting the shank?

That's it. There have been some excellent posts on this topic, 
including Frank's and Ed's.

>
>We all remember those pictures of piano factorys with the alcohol 
>lamp on the stretcher?  They traveling the hammers...

Yes, and we still use an alcohol lamp for the purpose. The alcohol 
flame is a little cooler than the newer gas lamps, which makes it a 
little easier to raise the shank to casting temperature without 
scorching the wood.

Ron O.



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