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<DIV>I use the hot air gun sold by the piano supply folks. I like it =
quite a
bit. I had used flame in the past but......(you know there is a horror =
story
there!) I did not like the charred shanks. The hot air gun get super hot =
in like
two seconds and you can bend the shanks real easy (I usually use my =
fingers, but
I also have a shank bender that I use sometimes. You can twist them real =
easy if
you need to. And then just switch the little rascal to cold air and in =
about 4
seconds you can touch the gun end - it has cooled to warm. I now leave =
NO burn
marks on shanks. I would have some harsh words for any tech that left =
the shanks
on my new piano charred (that's just me though)!</DIV>
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<DIV>Terry Farrell<BR>Piano Tuning & Service<BR>Tampa, Florida<BR><A =
href="mailto:mfarrel2@tampabay.rr.com">mfarrel2@tampabay.rr.com</A></DI=
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black"><B>From:</B>
<A href="mailto:Pianotoone@AOL.COM"
title=Pianotoone@AOL.COM>Pianotoone@AOL.COM</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A =
href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org"
title=pianotech@ptg.org>pianotech@ptg.org</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Wednesday, February 07, =
2001 1:05
PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Warped Shanks</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV><FONT face=arial,helvetica><FONT size=2>Was =
wondering what's
the best way to correct warped (both side to side and or <BR>twisted) =
hammer
shanks in order to correct spacing problems. This is an =
<BR>inexpensive
console piano. <BR><BR>I have an electric shank bender, but it heats =
up to the
point where it can <BR>burn shanks. Have never seen instructions =
on how
to use these. <BR><BR>1. Do you wrap a wet cloth around =
the shank
and us the bender to "steam" the <BR>shank <BR><BR>2. Do you use =
a
controller between the wall and the bender to control the =
<BR>temperature
(like some soldering irons). <BR><BR>3. Do you throw away the =
electric
bender and use another method. <BR><BR>Any help, as always, will be =
most
appreciated. And Happy Valentines <BR>Day....especially to the =
ladies.
<BR><BR>Dick Day <BR>Marshall, MI</FONT> =
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