<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; = charset=iso-8859-1"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2715.400" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>Roy,</FONT></DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV><FONT color=#0000ff>We encountered a similar case on a 9' = Brackett piano which uses the Brown<BR>action patented by Chickering. We simply = grafted a new piece of wood and used<BR>a scroll saw  to accurately duplicate = the shank end which attaches by a<BR>centre pin to the brass = flange.<BR>Remember to drill the hole last and use a centre pin that fits on the snug = side,<BR>rather than tight, or it will just break again.</FONT><BR><BR><FONT = face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>Bob</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><FONT color=#0000ff>Moffatt & = Sons Piano Atelier<BR>Calgary, Alberta - Canada<BR>Tel. 403 243-0385</FONT> <BR><A href="mailto:moffattr@cadvision.com">moffattr@cadvision.com</A></FONT><= /DIV> <DIV><BR><BR><BR>>----- Original Message -----<BR>>From: Roy Ulrich<BR>>To: Pianotech<BR>>Sent: Tuesday, April 16, 2002 2:54 PM<BR>>Subject: hphphp42<BR>><BR>><BR>>The hammer shank and = flange shown is from an 8 1/2 foot Chickering grand.<BR>>The shank is broken = at the flange end where the center pin sits and fits<BR>>into a pocket in = the brass flange. Does anyone know where I can get a<BR>>replacement shank? = Schaff doesn't show anything like it in their<BR>>catalogue. No serial = number located on the piano by the way.<BR>><BR>>Thanks<BR>>Roy Ulrich<BR><BR><BR><BR></DIV></BODY></HTML>