Heavy action

[Wimblees@AOL.COM]

In a message dated 98-10-29 22:33:43 EST, you write:

<< On Thu, 29 Oct 1998, Wimblees@AOL.COM wrote:
 
 
 >Not only hammer, but you might also try to get rid of some of the shank
mass,
 
 >if that can be done. 
 
 
 If people are doing this, I would very much like to know how.  What kind of
 tools, jigs, whatever are you using to get professional looking results.  If
 there is a journal article, a reference would be great.
 
 TIA,
 
 Charles Farinella
 c_farinella@conknet.com >>


I did it once on an older Steinway. The original shanks were much thinner than
the new ones. I didn't do anything fancy, and perhaps the end results didn't
look proffessional, but it did the job. I used a dremmel tool with the round
hammer shaping drums, and sanded off the sides of the shanks. 

Willem Blees