reducing hammer weight

[Fenton Murray]

1.5 g. would be a huge amount to take off a hammer, you might want to 
re-check.
Fenton
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "William Monroe" <pianotech at a440piano.net>
To: "Pianotech List" <pianotech at ptg.org>
Sent: Monday, September 08, 2008 8:47 PM
Subject: Re: reducing hammer weight


> Thanks David (Ron, Ed),
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> Yes, I've done a couple samples and the difference is fairly small.  An 
> 1/8" hole yields a net reduction in weight of about 1.5g.  Probably my 
> biggest difficulty is that these hammers are already hung.  Waiting for 
> Will Truitts photos.............  ;-]
>
> William R. Monroe
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>> You will not be able to reduce the weight that much by drilling holes.
>> Depending on the set and the overall size of the hammer and the density 
>> of
>> the molding, reducing note 40, for example, by 1 gram requires a full 
>> taper
>> from end to end on both sides.  You can get proportionately more on 
>> larger
>> hammers and less on smaller hammers.
>>
>> David Love
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