Grin... I can see it now... designer colored hammer shanks... Ron Koval wrote: > Hi everyone > > In case you never heard about the straw trick, (or forgot you heard about > it) I got to use it tonight on a little spinet piano. Customer called ... > "Can you fix broken keys, too?" > > Yup, a broken hammershank, with the piece jamming up a bunch of notes. > > So..... since I keep a selection of short pieces of drinking straws in my > kit, it was just a matter of dry fitting for the right size, spreading glue > on, sliding a short piece of straw over the shank and pressing it in place. > SHAZZAM! repair complete > > (works best with the long splits along the grain of the shank) > > just doing my bit to keep this technical :) > > Ron Koval > Chicagoland > _________________________________________________________________ > Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com -- Richard Brekne RPT, N.P.T.F. Bergen, Norway mailto:Richard.Brekne@grieg.uib.no
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