straws, anyone?

[Barrie Heaton]

In article <LAW2-F53njAQUCSPJSh00000186@hotmail.com>, Ron Koval 
<drwoodwind@hotmail.com> writes
>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 :)


Would it be just as quick to change the shank and look far better!
or don't you carry shanks.

Barrie,

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