hammer shank length

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In a message dated 2/19/2004 6:26:20 AM Pacific Standard Time,=20
llafargue@charter.net writes:
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If the hammer is mounted much longer than 5 1/8=E2=80=9D, touch gets heavy,=20=
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shorter than 4 7/8=E2=80=9D, you get regulation problems and reduces leverag=
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may hit whippen flanges when hammer comes to rest. =20
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I just worked on a 2001 M&H BB and the hammer line was so off, if you pushed=
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the action in for proper strike @ C8 the back checks interfere with sostenut=
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and under levers, no matter what.  The piano is also breaking strings at the=
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bar and I suspect the hammer line has something to do with it.  Regards,
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Lance Lafargue, RPT
LAFARGUE PIANOS
New Orleans Chapter, PTG
985.72P.IANO
llafargue@charter.net
           Lance
   In that case I see nothing wrong with using a motortool drum sander to=20
hollow out the back of the backcheck. Some new backcheck replacement I've us=
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for stwy's have this featire which is helpful when installing modern type ba=
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action In an old stwy with minimal clearances. This might give you enough ro=
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to move the action to its proper location. What do you think?
   Dale


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