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[Farrell]

Hi Roy. I service an on Chickering grand that usually has one or two broken shanks each time I tune it. For this piano, I have ordered old style Steinway 15.75 mm shanks from Schaff. These are the same as Renner #913021. Renner only sells in complete sets. Schaff will sell one or more. They will come with a wooden flange - just push out the pin and toss.

Last time this guy bought a dozen shanks, so that he will have the parts for each time we tune!

Terry Farrell
  
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Newton Hunt" <nhunt@optonline.net>
To: <pianotech@ptg.org>
Sent: Tuesday, April 16, 2002 5:53 PM
Subject: Re: hphphp42


> A regular shank will work, just match the knuckle size and location. 
> You will have to open the throat between the ears and narrow the shank
> on both sides of  the outside.  No great problem, just get out the old
> sander.
> 
> Newton
> 
> 
> > Roy Ulrich wrote:
> > 
> > The hammer shank and flange shown is from an 8 1/2 foot Chickering
> > grand. The shank is broken at the flange end where the center pin sits
> > and fits into a pocket in the brass flange. Does anyone know where I
> > can get a replacement shank? Schaff doesn't show anything like it in
> > their catalogue. No serial number located on the piano by the way.
> > 
> > Thanks
> > Roy Ulrich
> > 
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