Wim: I'm certainly no expert on this, but I think wood can and does change and depending on the type of wood sometimes it changes a lot. I've personally thought the hornbeam was pretty stable but my "research" would have to be termed gut instinct. dave David M. Porritt dporritt at smu.edu -----Original Message----- From: caut-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:caut-bounces at ptg.org] On Behalf Of Willem Blees Sent: Friday, July 14, 2006 1:05 PM To: CAUT Subject: [CAUT] (no subject) Two years ago I hung a new set of h,s,f on a B, and I thought I had done a real good job of traveling the shanks. But this morning when I put the action on my bench for routine maintenance, I discovered about a dozen or so shanks that were traveling a little to one side. Now, am I just getting that much critical with my own work, or do flanges tend to "settle" in, thus needing to be traveled again? Wim Willem Blees, RPT Piano Tuner/Technician School of Music University of Alabama Tuscaloosa, AL USA Willem Blees, RPT Piano Tuner/Technician School of Music University of Alabama Tuscaloosa, AL USA
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