My experience with the WNG shanks is as Mark describes, and do seem to twist more than wooden shanks. How important is this in relation to a hammer striking a string? Not sure that it is meaningful. Will Truitt From: pianotech-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces at ptg.org] On Behalf Of Ed Foote Sent: Wednesday, May 25, 2011 6:35 PM To: pianotech at ptg.org Subject: Re: [pianotech] Shank questions At 15:44 -0400 25/05/2011, Mark Dierauf wrote: >Interestingly, although the WNG shanks are stiffer than your average >wooden shank, they seem to be noticeably more prone to twisting. Hmm, this is the first time I have heard of this, and the several WNG shanks I have seen with hammers on them didn't' seem to twist nearly as much as wooden ones did. What anecdotes do others have? Regards, Ed Foote rpt -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/pianotech.php/attachments/20110525/d6d41b63/attachment.htm>
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