<html> At 06:31 PM 12/31/99 -0500, you wrote: >I have a 1895 Chickering grand which was just purchased by a private >customer. I wants to replace the hammers and shanks using the existing >setup. I am looking for a supplier of the brass flanges as well as what >would now be considered custom shanks.  See the pictures at the link >below.  > >I only need 5 or 6 flanges.  We plan to rebush the brass.  We will need >shanks. > >You help would be appreciated.  Please respond to the email address in >my signature.  Thanks. > ><a href="http://216.149.138.152/images/brassflnge1.jpg" eudora="autourl">http://216.149.138.152/images/brassflnge1.jpg</a> ><a href="http://216.149.138.152/images/brassflnge2.jpg" eudora="autourl">http://216.149.138.152/images/brassflnge2.jpg</a> >-- >Michael Wathen<x-tab> </x-tab><x-tab>        </x-tab><x-tab>        </x-tab> ><a href="http://www.wapin.com/" eudora="autourl">http://www.wapin.com</a> > Michael, Have a machinist make the flanges. The shanks are another story, size the hole if necessary. Replace the knuckles, cut flush and renotch if a different radius is desirable. Personally, if there is room under the pinblock, I'd just replace with a whole new shank & flange or lower rail to accommodate them. Bore hammers for new center height. I see no advantage to museum restoration on this piano, unless that is your intent. NHY, <div>Jon Page,   piano technician</div> <div>Harwich Port, Cape Cod, Mass.</div> <div><a href="mailto:jonpage@mediaone.net" EUDORA=AUTOURL>mailto:jonpage@mediaone.net</a></div> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ </html>