<HTML><HEAD> <META charset=US-ASCII http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; cha= rset=US-ASCII"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2800.1400" name=GENERATOR></HEAD> <BODY style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #fffff= f"> <DIV> <DIV>In a message dated 7/19/2004 7:53:39 PM Central Standard Time, amccoy@m= ail.ewu.edu writes:</DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: blue = 2px solid"><FONT face=Arial>I have a situation here where instead of repla= cing shanks, I am going to use<BR>the not-so-old shanks and move the knuckle= s out to 17mm. The knuckles are<BR>really not all that worn so instead of ba= nd sawing them off I am thinking of<BR>just pulling them off and moving them= (if that diameter will work in the new<BR>position). Then I'll glue in a pi= ece of hardwood to fill the old slot and<BR>cut a new slot. I'm thinking tha= t I'd prefer routing out the new slot but<BR>I'd like to hear some thoughts = from others who have done this operation<BR>before.<BR><BR>Thanks.<BR><BR>Al= an McCoy, RPT<BR>Eastern Washington U</FONT></BLOCKQUOTE></DIV> <DIV>Alan</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>I've never done this operation before, but if it were me, I would order= a new set of shanks with the knuckle where you want it. Unless you've done = this before, aligning shanks, getting the cut just right, even removing the = old knuckles cores, are each a potential problem as far as alignment is conc= erned. That could make all your work even more problematic.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Just a thought. </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Wim </DIV> <DIV><FONT lang=0 face=Arial size=2 FAMILY="SANSSERIF" PTSIZE="10"= >Willem Blees, RPT<BR>Piano Technician<BR>School of Music<BR>University of A= labama</FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>