Thanks Dennis for your post. It is a good point to make that the pre' 84 shank provides for better repetition in general than the post '84. The latter requires more key travel per unit of hammer travel and, therefore, does not allow the key to cycle back and forth as quickly as the former. It is abso- lutely critical (especially with D's with their longer, heavier mass, more cumbersome keys) to provide for high checking when using the post '84. Hammers with long tails help provide for high checking. Steinway has recently changed this dimension in their pianos and manufactures a hammer with a longer tail. Please enlighten me in regard to the following statement. I can't think of any European or Japanese piano that uses a shank (or has used a shank) sig- nificantly different than the post '84. ????? PS The College and University Technicians' Committee needs to think about finding a new editor for the Newsletter. Anyone interested? Are you listening my good friend Tom McNeil?? Ken Sloane, Oberlin Conservatory
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