[pianotech] Does shank glue fill affect voicing?

[André Oorebeek]

Another way to fix that problem is to glue an upright hammer shank in  
the hole.
Finish it off neatly and re-drill.
Easy and trustworthy.

friendly greetings
from
André Oorebeek

Antoni van Leeuwenhoekweg 15
1401 VW, Bussum
the Netherlands

tel :    +31 35 6975840
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On Jun 7, 2009, at 2:31 PM, Al Guecia/AlliedPianoCraft wrote:

> Julia,
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> I don't know, because I have never done it that way. I fill the hole  
> with epoxy mixed with filler or sanding dust, then re-drill.
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> Al
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> From: KeyKat88 at aol.com
> Sent: Saturday, June 06, 2009 9:39 PM
> To: pianotech at ptg.org
> Subject: [pianotech] Does shank glue fill affect voicing?
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> Greetings,
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>         If in a hammer replacement job, one hammer,s bore angle is  
> unintentionally bored at the wrong angle, and so to remedy it you  
> make the hole alittle larger to get the correct angle and its filled  
> in with glue, (or glue and sawdust mix) will that hammer sound  
> different than its neighbors who have the better fit and proper  
> glue? Curious.
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> Thanks,
> Julia
> Reading, PA
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friendly greetings
from
André Oorebeek

Antoni van Leeuwenhoekweg 15
1401 VW, Bussum
the Netherlands

tel :    +31 35 6975840
gsm : +31 652 388008

www.concertpianoservice.nl

"where Music is no harm can be"









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