Electric Shank Bender

[Farrell]

Careful with the heat gun when working near nice shiny new bass strings! DAMHIK!

Terry Farrell
  
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Phillip Ford" <fordpiano@earthlink.net>
To: <pianotech@ptg.org>
Sent: Monday, September 08, 2003 5:21 PM
Subject: Re: Electric Shank Bender


> > 
> >You can use either the electric bending pliers or an alcohol lamp (passed 
> 
> >rapidly along the shank, don't let it sit still) with success if you are 
> >careful.
> 
> Since nobody's mentioned it yet, I'll say that I like to use the heat gun that Pianotek sells (don't remember the brand) for this task.
> 
> >...........
> >I have had good success with the pliers on brittle old shanks by using 
> >alcohol first. Dampen a small foam (throw-away) brush with a few drops of 
> 
> >vodka -- it takes very little, and more would run down and ruin the butt 
> >leather -- then swab the shank quickly with it. ....
> >Susan
> 
> Susan,
> I notice that you seem to use vodka for many tasks.  You must have a good supply of it around.  Now why would that be? <G>
> 
> Phil Ford
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