I believe he said he's putting on hammers, shanks and flanges! David I. >Another problem you may encounter: The older shanks were a smaller diameter >than modern shanks. >So there is a possibility that the holes on the prebored hammers are too large. >Another minor detail...do you know how to remove the old hammer and glue >collar without damaging the center? >I would not recommend hanging new hammers on 100 year old shanks in the >first place since replacements >are not out of production and it will be a performance venue. >There is much more to the job than being a new parts installer. In this >case, experience counts. >Regards, >Jon Page, piano technician >Harwich Port, Cape Cod, Mass. >mailto:jonpage@attbi.com >~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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