Bill Costanzo wrote: > Hello all, > > I need to replace the hammers and shanks on this piano and I’m not sure > what the best way to proceed is. > > It’s a Baldwin model E. 5’4” ; Serial # 13880 circa 1906. Are you sure about the size? The E we have here (#62122) is more like 5'8" or 9", 20 bass. > First of all, the shanks are not conventional; the knuckles are more > pear-shaped, like the Brambachs. I replaced the shanks here more than 20 years ago with "old Baldwin" from APSCO. Pianotek, Schaff and Renner have full size catalog illustrations and Renner even has a kit with actual parts that you can insert into the action to see which one would be a proper replacement, and I _would_ replace them... -- Conrad Hoffsommer - Keyboard Technician Luther College, 700 College Dr., Decorah, Iowa 52101-1045 1-(563)-387-1204 // Fax 1-(563)-387-1076 - Right now, I'm hoping to live until my age matches my golf score, - Until then, I'll have to be content to have my IQ match my handicap.
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