Thinning hammer shanks,

[David ilvedson]

> From:          A440A@aol.com
> Date:          Mon, 1 Sep 1997 08:36:21 -0400 (EDT)
> To:            pianotech@ptg.org
> Subject:       Thinning hammer shanks,
> Reply-to:      pianotech@ptg.org

I've been using a 1" belt sander...Remove the hammer, shank and 
flange and simply run one side along and turn it over and do the 
other side.  This is by eye but the belt sander doesn't remove 
wood to fast.  Do one at a time and your hammer to string 
alignment won't be off much.  When removing weight from heavy 
hammers on an existing action I use the same tool.   I always 
thin the shanks at the same time.   It is a little tricky with 
the angled hammers but haven't had a problems.

David ilvedson, RPT
Pacifica, CA

> Greetings all,
>      For some time, I have been taking a file and reducing the wood on the
> last octave or so hammers.  Now,  all this talk about woody sounds and big
> hammer shanks have got me thinking -> Time to get my genius out and build a
> jig to cut hammershanks down.  But wait.......
>      Who out there has been doing this, and what have you found?  
> 
> Thanks, 
> Ed Foote
> ( probably going to re-invent a wheel here, but it will be a *good* wheel, I
> hope)
> 
> 
ilvey
Pacifica, CA
ilvey@a.crl.com