<html><head></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; ">I saw a similar device that Renner was selling in Bethlehem. Works very well.<div> <div> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-size: medium; "><div>Al -</div><div>High Point, NC</div><div> </div> </div> <div><div>On Jul 28, 2011, at 11:03 AM, Michael Spreeman wrote:</div> <blockquote type="cite"><div> Keith Bowman introduced a new shank heating device in KC that uses a soldering iron with a long brass caul.   His phone #:  717.599.7782 ------------------------------------------- Michael Spreeman <a href="http://www.RavenscroftPianos.com">www.RavenscroftPianos.com</a> ------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- Original Message: Sent: 07-28-2011 10:37 From: John Ross Subject: Vertical Shank Burning Check your craft stores, or hobby shop. I got a mini heat 'gun' at one. In the hobby shop they are used to shrink wrap. ------------------------------------------- John M. Ross Ross Piano Service Windsor, Nova Scotia, Canada <a href="mailto:jrpiano@eastlink.ca">jrpiano@eastlink.ca</a> ------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- Original Message: Sent: 07-28-2011 09:21 From: Paul Milesi Subject: Vertical Shank Burning I have many vertical pianos at the school requiring burning (in more ways than one, I suppose!).  I have done very little vertical shank burning, and wonder what's best for applying heat.  I use the standard alcohol lamp (Schaff #185, p.51) for grand shanks, but feel this perhaps isn't good for verticals?  Can it be safely used in verticals?  What do others use?  I see Schaff offers two different heat guns, at widely divergent prices, on p. 77 of its catalog (Item Nos. 415 and 416).  Is the more expensive really better for this purpose?  Advice appreciated. -- Paul Milesi Staff Piano Technician Howard University Department of Music Washington, DC (202) 806-4565 Shop/Office (202) 246-3136 Cell <a href="mailto:paul.milesi@howard.edu">paul.milesi@howard.edu</a> Reply to Sender : <a href="http://my.ptg.org/Go.aspx?c=PostReply&GroupId=43&SenderKey=e782be76-892b-4d89-8e81-db0e2a34e662&MID=221500&MDATE=%3c47%3d47566&UserKey=45e57633-4b26-49be-ab51-f59f366358ff">http://my.ptg.org/Go.aspx?c=PostReply&GroupId=43&SenderKey=e782be76-892b-4d89-8e81-db0e2a34e662&MID=221500&MDATE=%3c47%3d47566&UserKey=45e57633-4b26-49be-ab51-f59f366358ff</a> Reply to Discussion : <a href="http://my.ptg.org/Go.aspx?c=PostReply&GroupId=43&MID=221500&MDATE=%3c47%3d47566&UserKey=45e57633-4b26-49be-ab51-f59f366358ff">http://my.ptg.org/Go.aspx?c=PostReply&GroupId=43&MID=221500&MDATE=%3c47%3d47566&UserKey=45e57633-4b26-49be-ab51-f59f366358ff</a> You are currently subscribed to ptg_pianotechbb as: <a href="mailto:alliedpianocraft@hotmail.com">alliedpianocraft@hotmail.com</a>. To change your subscription options (or unsubscribe), go to:  <a href="http://my.ptg.org/PTG/myptgorgPTGPTG/Discussions/MySubscriptions/Default.aspx">http://my.ptg.org/PTG/myptgorgPTGPTG/Discussions/MySubscriptions/Default.aspx</a> and update your preferences. </div></blockquote></div> </div></body></html>