KS 32: New Hammers for the Mason
This week, I will share a little real-time shift in my hammer prep for hammer hanging. I still measure the distance from strike to hammer center at ends of sections...
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Prepare Well and Pay Attention
I have what might seem an odd first step suggestion for grand regulating: Pre-lift wire. This is a strategy to end up with no underlifted strings. When a piano is...
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"Bowed Plate Syndrome" Balances and Consolidates Downbearing
I think, whether by serendipity or design, such a configuration between plate and soundboard maximizes stability, resistance to collapse, and sensitivity to energy transfer from the strings. The bearing meets...
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Introducing Grandwork™: "Bowed-Plate Syndrome" as a Regulating Asset
Strike sliding directly over the hammer centers in the Grandwork™ Regulation Station makes custom boring grand hammers simple, easy, and very efficient. And custom boring unties an unfriendly knot of hard choices and...
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