(OT) straws, anyone?

Richard Brekne Richard.Brekne@grieg.uib.no
Thu, 21 Dec 2000 10:58:51 +0100


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
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Richard Brekne
RPT, N.P.T.F.
Bergen, Norway
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