OK, now I see. Octagonal. Sorry, Owen -----Original Message----- From: pianotech-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces at ptg.org] On Behalf Of Ron Nossaman Sent: Friday, November 16, 2007 10:10 AM To: Pianotech List Subject: Re: Steinway action noise I know you guys have seen, handled, and worked with Renner parts for a whole lot of years collectively, so why don't you know that the shanks aren't hexagonal? Meanwhile, Greg, what is the key height, dip, aftertouch, hammer blow distance, hammer bore lengths, and such. Looking at the setup from the bottom up should tell you something of what's happening. Ron N
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