a hammer question

[John Ross]

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Hi Marshal,
If you don't have the tools yet, and the shank is not broken at the end, then you can do a repair using a straw.

*Replacing with a new shank is the proper repair.

But using a length of straw, you place it on the butt section, then put glue on the end with the hammer, now the straw will act as a guide as you put the hammer end of the shank in it and push together. When the glue dries you could slice off the straw.
John M. Ross
Windsor, Nova Scotia, Canada
jrpiano@win.eastlink.ca
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: pianotune05 
  To: Pianotech List 
  Sent: Friday, February 24, 2006 12:26 AM
  Subject: a hammer question


  Hi everyone,
  I have a future customer who has a piano with a hammer, get this, that's split.  He has the other, top half.  Rather than order 88 hammers which I was told would have to be done because I cannot just order one, I was given another idea.  I was told that there is a sleeve that can be placed on the hammer shank that is still attached to the action and then the top half is inserted in.  Does anyone know if this is a hard procedure as I'm just getting into the repair side of piano tech?  Where can I buy such a sleeve?  Thanks again, and if this is one of those, obvious things as CY mentioned to me yesterday, I appologize.
  Marshall
    ----- Original Message ----- 
    From: Piannaman@aol.com 
    To: pianotech@ptg.org 
    Sent: Thursday, February 23, 2006 11:09 PM
    Subject: yet another bracket question...


    Just wondering:  are all of the faulty Young Chang action brackets greenish in color (because of the Zinc content, I would assume)?  I tuned one today that a friend owns, and the brackets have not expanded.  They are gold in color.  I didn't locate the serial number before leaving, so I'm not sure what year it was made.

    Every time I go to work on a YC now, I get nervous....

    Dave Stahl

    Dave Stahl Piano Service
    650-224-3560
    http://dstahlpiano.net/

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