<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=US-ASCII"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.6000.16587" name=GENERATOR></HEAD> <BODY id=role_body style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #000000; FONT-FAMILY: Arial" bottomMargin=7 leftMargin=7 topMargin=7 rightMargin=7><FONT id=role_document face=Arial color=#000000 size=2> <DIV> <DIV>  Yeah Ron</DIV> <DIV>  Megga hammer hanging dittos.</DIV> <DIV>  Right boring means real world time in getting the hammers on in a timely fashion & hung straight.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>  Hey for example.  The current Abel shank production is such that now the shank diameter/size is quite consistent.  Drill with a no. 2 bit & the hammers will have enough play to install a handfull at a time & still be able to get them aligned without center pin damage.  Currently I've been using the Bolduc glue which sets up a bit quick but is still reversible.  However the cold hide glue is a great glue for this job because it sets slow but sets hard.</DIV> <DIV>  Dale</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: blue 2px solid"><FONT style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" face=Arial color=#000000 size=2>>Should hammers be fitted to shanks in such a way <BR>> that there are gaps that need filling?<BR><BR>Yes, I think they should if you are to have any hope of <BR>aligning them fore and aft, or port and starboard, for that <BR>matter, before the moisture in the glue causes the joint to <BR>seize up.<BR><BR><BR>> What ever happened to properly fitting hammers to shanks rolled through <BR>> a good quality knurler? This compresses the wood and as soon as water <BR>> touches the shank, it expands to a tight fit in the hammer by itself. Of <BR>> course the glue does the main job of holding the two pieces, but the <BR>> better they fit in the first place, the better the joint will be.<BR><BR>I've heard a lot of talk through the years of doing this, but <BR>when it comes down to actual humans hanging real hammers in <BR>physical pianos, the joint is likely fitted with enough slop <BR>(intentional and controlled, but yes, slop) to make alignment <BR>adjustments possible. What happened to "properly fitted" <BR>hammers seems to be that it never was a standard in anything <BR>other than concept.<BR><BR>Those of you who are hanging hammers with "size on" boring and <BR>no taper reaming for adjustment have my apology, admiration, <BR>and incredulity.<BR>Ron N</FONT></BLOCKQUOTE></DIV> <DIV></DIV> <DIV> </DIV></FONT><BR><BR><BR><DIV><FONT style="color: black; font: normal 10pt ARIAL, SAN-SERIF;"><HR style="MARGIN-TOP: 10px">Start the year off right. <A title="http://body.aol.com/fitness/winter-exercise?NCID=aolcmp00300000002489" href="http://body.aol.com/fitness/winter-exercise?NCID=aolcmp00300000002489" target="_blank">Easy ways to stay in shape</A> in the new year. </FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>