If they are the old cedar shanks they might very well be nearing the usefulness...Bill Spurlock has a good system for upright hammer installation...in fact I have the stuff if you want to use it....of course I'd have to find it. Pre-hang the hammers on the shanks, I believe... David Ilvedson, RPT Pacifica, California ----- Original message ---------------------------------------- From: "David Love" <davidlovepianos@comcast.net> To: Pianotech <pianotech@ptg.org> Received: 10/25/2005 4:48:46 PM Subject: Upright hammer shanks >When putting on new hammers, is there any real reason to change hammer >shanks if you are using the original hammer butts? >David Love >davidlovepianos@comcast.net >_______________________________________________ >pianotech list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives
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