Shanks and Butts.....

[Tom Driscoll]

Joe,
    Do you mean catchers instead of backchecks in your description below?
    Thanks
    Tom D.


> Yeah, right! A far more important alignment is the backchecks....hence the
> "wiggle room". The butts should be installed...then the shanks...wiggle
> them while the glue is setting and get them to align with the original
> backcheck and to have the shanks parallel with the original samples. Think
> in 3 dimensions when doing this job. Once all the shanks/ backchecks are 
> in
> the proper alignment,....THEN the hammers are installed .....to the proper
> strike point and the proper "rake".
>
>
> Joseph Garrett, R.P.T.
> >
>