Ed, Are you using a jig at all? I would suggest looking at Bill Spurlock's vertical hammer replacement brochure on his website at www.spurlocktools.com. I think it will help with the consistency of the results. Respectfully, Jon Ralinovsky >Would any one please share their technique for shanking up hammers >for a vertical piano? What is your procedure for physically putting >the shank inside the hammer (new hammers on new shanks)...its such a >tight fit?! Do you only use your hands to push them together, do you >use a hand tool to firmly grab the shank and twist it into the >hammer, do you tap the shank into the bored hammer with a hammer >(tool), etc......? > >I'm in the process of putting new hammers on new shanks (for the >first time) and have tried a few techniques so far. After doing my >first 16 I've realized that I'm getting varying rake angles on many >of them. This is obviously a problem and is probably a result of my >procedure. > >The hammers were bored by Brooks, Ltd. I knurled the shanks myself >with a shank knurling hand tool (as opposed to the bench top >version)- so they are not perfectly even around, though I did a good >job. > > >Thanks, >Ed > >_________________________________________________________________ >Your Hotmail address already works to sign into Windows Live >Messenger! Get it now >http://clk.atdmt.com/MSN/go/msnnkwme0020000001msn/direct/01/?href=http://get.live.com/messenger/overview -- Jon Ralinovsky Piano Technician Department of Music Miami University 513/529-6548
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