Steinway hammer alignment

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 oleg  writes:

<<P.S Why 2 pieces of paper and where  ?


On Hamburg S&S the papering is always at the middle of the flange, it does

not goes all along the lips. Once explain me the flange could break if

papered all along (never seen that actually).

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Greetings, 
    If you want the hammer to move to the right, place a piece of paper on 
the right side of the flange that only goes from the front to the middle, and 
place a piece of paper on the left side that goes from the middle to the 
back. This will swing the hammer sideways without changing its travel.  
Actually, the paper need not go all the way to the middle of the flange, but 
only on the scalloped shoulders. 
   I have never seen a flange break for this reason, either. 
   I set my shanks up without hammers.  I have them traveling perpendicular 
to the whippen rail, and I space them so they are directly over the whippen 
holes.  From this point, I can make an informed decision on action placement 
that causes the least deviation among all 88 shanks.   
Regards, 
Ed Foote