<HTML><FONT FACE=arial,helvetica><FONT SIZE=2>In a message dated 2/7/01 12:52:58 PM Central Standard Time,
<BR>Pianotoone@AOL.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">Was wondering what's the best way to correct warped (both side to side and
<BR>or
<BR>twisted) hammer shanks in order to correct spacing problems. This is an
<BR>inexpensive console piano.
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<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.
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<BR>The secret to using the electric shank bender, or any other form of heat, is
<BR>to bend the shank while the heat is on, and then take the heat away, to keep
<BR>the shank bent in the direction you put it. What happens is that with the
<BR>heat, the fibers of the wood get soft enough for you to bend the shank If you
<BR>release the shank, and take the heat away, the fibers will go back where they
<BR>came from. However, if you remove the heat, and keep the shank bent the way
<BR>you want it, then the fibers will set in the new position.
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<BR>Try this. It will work.
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<BR>Willem </FONT></HTML>