Bill Spurlock recommended adding 1/8" to each shank length for about 6 hammers above the break. I did this on a botched up Steinway to fit longer dampers with great success. Paul Chick ----- Original Message ----- From: Ron Nossaman <RNossaman@KSCABLE.com> To: <pianotech@ptg.org> Sent: Friday, November 09, 2001 7:25 AM Subject: Re: C88 Hammer Position > >This original hammer line > >was straight, but I plan on raising the last few tenor hammer to accommodate > >longer dampers. Do you know of any trouble with this design? Thanks > > > >Terry Farrell > > Raise them how much? The strike point change probably won't make a whole > lot of difference that low in the scale, but it wouldn't hurt to dry fit > test it first and determine that before it's glued in. > > Ron N >
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