[pianotech] First hammer job - considerations

[Paul T Williams]

Hi Julia,

Practicing on your personal piano is an excellent thought.  To save time 
and headaches, have your hammers pre-bored, tail shaped, etc. so you're 
ready to glue and go!  Are you going to replace the shanks and flanges, 
too?

Paul




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Greetings,
 
        No pun intended but: It just "struck" me today that I never 
installed hammers for a paying customer.
 
         I was called to evaluate the condition of a Steinway console, and 
told the perspective buyer it's going to need new hammers in the next 
couple years or so. ...The last time I installed hammers was 5 years ago 
in tuning/tech school. 
 
        I am thinking: wwwelllll....I have needled and needled my Yamaha 
U3 and I still remaining is this ear piercing underlying tone... SO... 
perhaps I should install my own set before I attempt for a paying 
customer. I am just looking down the road at this job inevitably dead 
ahead.
 
         My post has a 2 fold purpose: 1. Sharing with new techs that this 
inevitably will happen to you and 2.  Asking for any thoughts of the 
experienced. 
 
Thank you
Julia Gottshall
Reading, PA 
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