Upright Hammer Shanks

[Farrell]

David,

I suspect Joe is on the right track. I wonder what kind of pianos Duaine's 
mentor commonly replaces hammers on.....

Just because you do something a certain way and never have a complaint, 
doesn't mean that it is the best way!

I think the answer lies in the performance sought. If this is a 
low-performance piano or if cost is a major factor, it might not make any 
difference to leave the original shanks on (if no history of breaks, etc.). 
But if it is a piano where high performance is expected, then by all means, 
replace the shanks.

Terry Farrell


> Interesting, and, I completely disagree with you - checkmate.
>
> My mentor of 30+ years as an RPT, said not to. He has NEVER has any 
> complaints from customers -and- no return calls from broken hammer shanks.
>
> Regards,
> Duaine
>
> Joseph Garrett wrote:
>
>> The Heckler said: "
>> Not unless the hammer shanks are warped or cracked or have been broken
>> short. Why make work."
>>  I completely disagree. The old shanks are brittle/inflexible. Hence 
>> repetition will suffer. It's an easy job to replace Upright Hammer 
>> shanks, IMO. After a few so-so jobs that I didn't replace the shanks, I 
>> have made it SOP.<G> No regrets since.<G>
>>  Joe Garrett, R.P.T. (Oregon)
>> Captain, Tool Police
>> Squares R I