---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment To: Alan Barnard - "In The Beginning" - I didn't ask if there was an imitation buckskin that might be easier than the original stuff. Again, I should ask where and from whom? Yes, after two vodka tonic's it almost became fun. To: Roger Bryant - In my younger days, while playing 4 hours a night at a piano in clubs, 5 wouldn't even faze me! And then get up a 6:30 AM and work an 8 hour day job. To: Avery - The Kimball shank has an "intagral knuckle" as part of the shank. Can't replace the knuckle, unless one were to shear off the knuckle, cut a groove, insert a new standard knuckle. I believe this may be correct. I'll need a comment from Joe Garrett on this point. To: Thump - I took 2 new shanks with the standard knuckles, dry mounted new hammers, trimmed the end of the shank to clear the backchecks, took off 2 old shanks and hammers, and installed the new shanks. Knuckle matched up with the jack & window, wippen worked great. I just about scraped the knuckle rebuild project and ordered new shanks and hammers. But, also being stubborn and wanting to see this through I trodded on. As far as what shanks are recommended, I only had new Yamaha shanks to experiment with. To: Oleg - I believe the leather thinning you refere to is what Joe Garrett was trying to explain to me, again, I'd need to go back to Joe on this point and your suggestion. I thank you all for your comments, they help to fill in some voids on this project. BTW, this Farrand Grand is mine, so if I screwed up anything I could just start over until I got it right. As I said, I'm still not totally satisfied, I may still replace the shanks and hammers this fall. I did replace the wippen capstan heel cloth on all the wippens, repinned many wippens, major action cleanup. This is my second grand to do refurbishing work on. Last year I refurbished a Starr Grand, with new shanks and hammers, new strings, refinished plate, pins, felts, refinished sharps, refinished soundboard, etc, etc, etc. Sold it on the 2nd day I showed it after completion. Took my 167 hours from start to finish. Regards, Gordon Holley Associate Member, Indiana Chapter 467 Goshen, IN ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/pianotech.php/attachments/10/6d/e8/fe/attachment.htm ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment--
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