<HTML><FONT FACE=arial,helvetica><FONT SIZE=2>In a message dated 2/8/02 11:44:44 AM Central Standard Time, sckline@attbi.com writes:
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<BR><BLOCKQUOTE TYPE=CITE style="BORDER-LEFT: #0000ff 2px solid; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px">>Third, after I had them all hung correctly, I had to take them all off
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<BR>It is possible to shape the tails with the hammers still on the shanks.
<BR>Either buy Bill Spurlock's jig, which allows for mounted or unmounted
<BR>hammers, or build a version where the part which swings accommodates the
<BR>shank and knuckle. I built myself one, and it has been great!
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<BR>Susan
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<BR>Susan
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<BR>I guess I didn't explain that right. I did keep the hammers of the shank. What I meant to say is that I had to remove the shanks and flanges off the rail again to shape the tails. I remove the shank and flange when I remove a hammer. I don't like to subject the center to any more contortion than necessary.
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<BR>Wim </FONT></HTML>