If a good knurler is used and the shanks are properly knurled, there is no problem in dry fitting them in such a way that they can be aligned fore and aft etc. Then the expansion of the shank makes a tight fit to the hammer bore hole, as you say. The problem is that few people own a good knurler, and that they are not available through the big box suppliers. Jurgen Goering On Jan 16, 2008, at 0:16, Ron Nossaman wrote: >> Should hammers be fitted to shanks in such a way that there are gaps >> that need filling? > Yes, I think they should if you are to have any hope of aligning them > fore and aft, or port and starboard, for that matter, before the > moisture in the glue causes the joint to seize up. -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: not available Type: text/enriched Size: 786 bytes Desc: not available Url : https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/pianotech.php/attachments/20080116/a2a051c7/attachment.bin
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