---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment At 06:31 PM 12/31/99 -0500, you wrote: >I have a 1895 Chickering grand which was just purchased by a private >customer. I wants to replace the hammers and shanks using the existing >setup. I am looking for a supplier of the brass flanges as well as what >would now be considered custom shanks. See the pictures at the link >below. > >I only need 5 or 6 flanges. We plan to rebush the brass. We will need >shanks. > >You help would be appreciated. Please respond to the email address in >my signature. Thanks. > >http://216.149.138.152/images/brassflnge1.jpg >http://216.149.138.152/images/brassflnge2.jpg >-- >Michael Wathen >http://www.wapin.com > Michael, Have a machinist make the flanges. The shanks are another story, size the hole if necessary. Replace the knuckles, cut flush and renotch if a different radius is desirable. Personally, if there is room under the pinblock, I'd just replace with a whole new shank & flange or lower rail to accommodate them. Bore hammers for new center height. I see no advantage to museum restoration on this piano, unless that is your intent. NHY, Jon Page, piano technician Harwich Port, Cape Cod, Mass. mailto:jonpage@mediaone.net ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/pianotech.php/attachments/d1/6c/f8/ef/attachment.htm ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment--
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