[pianotech] First hammer job - considerations

[Ed Sutton]

  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Barbara Richmond 
  To: pianotech at ptg.org 
  Sent: Thursday, March 05, 2009 5:29 PM
  Subject: Re: [pianotech] First hammer job - considerations


  She wrote that her piano is a U3--which is a vertical.

  br  




  ----- Original Message -----
  From: erwinspiano at aol.com
  To: pianotech at ptg.org
  Sent: Thursday, March 5, 2009 4:22:07 PM GMT -06:00 US/Canada Central
  Subject: Re: [pianotech] First hammer job - considerations

  Hi Julia
   Ronsen can handle all the prep and pre-hanging. We carry Tokiwa shanks and flanges.
    E-mail privately
    Dale


  -----Original Message-----
  From: Paul T Williams <pwilliams4 at unlnotes.unl.edu>
  To: pianotech at ptg.org
  Sent: Thu, 5 Mar 2009 8:44 am
  Subject: Re: [pianotech] First hammer job - considerations




  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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