A set of shanks (not original) in an action I'm working on has knuckles with laminated wood. They and the hammers on them look like new. I don't recall seeing these anywhere before, and I was wondering who might have made them. The shank set is reduced from rectangular to round in three lengths (placed at random in the scale in this case, but that isn't the shanks' fault). The hammers have red underfelt, and are "coved" with a squared out notch that looks like it would keep me from plugging the holes, correcting the 3mm too long strike distance, and re-using them. I'm not sure there is enough wood there to shape the tails, or that I care to try. The original installer didn't apparently try or care. I priced the job for replacement, but I am curious whose shanks and hammers these are. Ron N
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