David Love asked: "With all these issues, what's the overriding advantage in using them?" David, Omygawd, they're modern Technology! So,....that makes em' "da best", donchaknow??<G> Personally, I'm giving all of this stuff a wide berth and wait for all the flack to quit falling.<G> Two thoughts: 1. Shank flexibility is necessary for tone and repetition, IMHO. 2. Removing hammers, with a hollow tube for a shank, using traditional tools, would be pretty much impossible, IMHO. As for the Steinway "A" with these parts...that's about as far afield as it can get, to NOT being a Steinway. Not recommended for any resale situation, per most Dealers I know. Joe Joe Garrett, R.P.T. (Oregon) Captain, Tool Police Squares R I -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://ptg.org/pipermail/pianotech.php/attachments/20100705/7923b835/attachment.htm>
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