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color=#0000ff size=2>Then there was the upright I worked on that had =
a "rancher"
fixed shank. A bright yellow #2 lead pencil used for the =
shank.
Hmmmm...and I wondered why it didn't sound or feel the same as the =
other
notes/keys/hammers....</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=900160005-31072005><FONT =
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color=#0000ff size=2>John Fortiner</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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color=#0000ff size=2>Billings, MT</FONT></SPAN></DIV><BR>
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<FONT face=Tahoma size=2><B>From:</B> Joe Garrett
[mailto:joegarrett@earthlink.net] <BR><B>Sent:</B> Saturday, July 30, =
2005 7:58
PM<BR><B>To:</B> pianotech<BR><B>Subject:</B> Different materials for =
hammer
shanks<BR></FONT><BR></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Sarah said: "<FONT face="Times New =
Roman" size=3>As
I was eating Thai food the<BR>other night, I was wondering why nobody =
(??) has
tried using bamboo for<BR>hammer shanks -- perhaps glued into rock maple =
flange
parts. Perhaps some<BR>of the Asian manufacturers???)<FONT =
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Sarah,</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>First, - - - Look out for that Thai =
Food! It'll
definately put fire in yer furnace!<G></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Second, - - - I ran into a "home =
repair" that
did exactly that, on an olde upright. That one note had a strange sound =
to it,
so I investigated and- - - - Yikes! I replaced it with a maple shank and =
the
weirdness went away. However, if the whole set had bamboo for shanks, =
perhaps it
would be just fine?!<G></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Regards,</DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Joe Garrett, R.P.T.<BR>Captain, Tool
Police<BR>Squares R I</FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>