broken hammer shank

David ilvedson ilvey@a.crl.com
Mon Nov 3 18:59 MST 1997


> Date:          Mon, 03 Nov 1997 16:56:36 -0600
> From:          "David M. Porritt" <dporritt@swbell.net>
> To:            caut@ptg.org
> Subject:       Re: broken hammer shank
> Reply-to:      caut@ptg.org

I think your right!  

David ilvedson, RPT
Pacifica, CA


> David:
> 
> I assume that Danny was talking about moving only the shank (not the
> hammer).
> 
> David ilvedson wrote:
> > 
> > > Date:          03 Nov 97 07:46:55 EST
> > > From:          Daniel.Dover@Dartmouth.EDU (Daniel Dover)
> > > Subject:       Re: broken hammer shank
> > > To:            caut@ptg.org
> > > Reply-to:      caut@ptg.org
> > 
> > Daniel,
> > 
> > This was C#4 on a Steinway grand and I don't think #1 or #88
> > would sound very good in the middle of the piano.  Now I moved
> > all the hammer, shanks and flanges over in some instances and
> > used whatever on #88 but usually on uprights and not very often.
> > 
> > David ilvedson, RPT
> > Pacifica, CA
> > 
> > >
> > > I may have missed something here, but:  If it were me, I would borrow a shank
> > > from note 1 or 88 for a replacement, and then do my screwing around with
> > > repairs, etc at the ends of the piano where there is little chance it will ever
> > > be noticed!
> > >
> > > Danny Dover, RPT
> > > Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH
> > >
> > >
> > ilvey
> > Pacifica, CA
> > ilvey@a.crl.com
> 
> -- 
> _______________________________________________
> 
> David M. Porritt, RPT
> Meadows School of the Arts
> Southern Methodist University
> Dallas, Texas
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