This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment ----- Original Message -----=20 From: pianotune05=20 To: Pianotech List=20 Sent: Friday, February 24, 2006 12:45 AM Subject: Re: a hammer question Hi Tom, I would simply undue the old shank from the action ---Undo? No . = Remove the butt and pull-drill the old shank out.and replace it after = gluing the hammer head back on right? No, Reinstall the butt ,and glue = in the new shank with titebond establishing a glue collar at the butt, = making sure the spacing is correct and the catcher lines up with it's = neighbors.Let dry about 15 -20 minutes . Mean while pull- drill out the = shank from the hammer, trim the length of the shank as required . Dry = fit the hammer to the shank so it aligns perfectly with the adjacent = hammers. Glue the hammer to the shank with titebond, rechecking for = exact alignment and again creating a glue collar. I knurl the gluing = surface area of the shank to both size and create "pockets-spaces " for = the glue. Check shank travel and paper the flange if necessary I' m sure taking a hammer out of the piano shouldn't be too difficult. = I have an old action here in my office at home that I kept from a piano = just for learning purposes. Good, Practice on the old action , use = correct nomenclature-- Example : " Undo the shank from the action " is = better stated " Remove the shank from the Butt " Marshall, You will have much better exchanges here on the list if = you take the time and effort to learn the names of the parts- procedures = and then present your queries. Best Wishes, Tom Driscoll RPTired =20 Marshall ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/pianotech.php/attachments/dd/21/2f/57/attachment.htm ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment--
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