In article <3A42683F.A5458B71@jagat.com>, Newton Hunt <nhunt@jagat.com> writes >> > The straws keep the parts well aligned. For those of us who >> > are straight line challenged. >> > Newton Hunt > >> Besides, which customer looks at a shank anyway? >> Martin > >You don't understand, this is for MY convenience. Why use >an ill fitting shank when I can splice the old one and >_nobody_ will know unless they remove the action. It's only ill fitting if you make it that way. Sorry, no matter how you dress this up for an upright hammer shank replacement it's bad workmanship to use straws. Barrie, -- Barrie Heaton PGP key on request http://www.a440.co.uk/ AcryliKey Ivory Repair System UK © http://www.acrylikey.co.uk/ The U.K. Piano Page © http://www.uk-piano.org/ Home to the UK Piano Industry
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