Heavy action

[David ilvedson]

I use a 1" belt sander and do each by hand but the results look 
great.  The belt sander doesn't take off much so its two quick 
passes then flip it over (not the belt sander) and two more 
quick passes on the other side.  I believe you can order all the 
shanks thinned when ordering from Wally Brooks...

David ilvedson, RPT
Pacifica, CA

> From:          Wimblees@AOL.COM
> Date:          Fri, 30 Oct 1998 08:29:16 EST
> To:            pianotech@ptg.org
> Subject:       Re: Heavy action
> Reply-to:      pianotech@ptg.org

> 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
> 
> 
David Ilvedson, RPT
Pacifica, CA
ilvey@jps.net