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<font size=3>At 02:52 PM 12/3/2006, you wrote:<br>
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<font face="Arial, Helvetica" size=4> ...and since the hammer flange,
shaft complex does not have<br>
>to be taken off the action, no realignment of the hammers to<br>
>the strings is necessary</font>.<br>
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Wow !! You must be good ! I certainly would damage the flange
center<br>
forcefully removing a knuckle and then pressing it back
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Me, too. Let alone the wood core breaking on some/many! No matter <br>
HOW careful one is! <br><br>
Besides, the cost is so negligible, why not just put in new ones<br>
if you're going to remove the old ones, anyway???? <br><br>
I guess I'm just out of touch after over 30 yrs. of doing this! <br><br>
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<blockquote type=cite class=cite cite=""><font size=3>You probably can
use the hammer extracting pliers and not have to remove<br>
the shank from the rail too. Double wow.<br><br>
My hat's off to you...</font></blockquote><br>
Me, too. But why do that? Oh, I know. To save a few dollars!!!! :-)
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Regards,<br><br>
Jon Page</blockquote></body>
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