a hammer question

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Hi John,
Thank you for the suggestions.  I don't have all of the tools yet. My =
next training starts next month, string repair and regulating. I'm =
looking forward to it.
Marshall
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  From: John Ross=20
  To: Pianotech List=20
  Sent: Friday, February 24, 2006 7:23 AM
  Subject: Re: a hammer question


  Hi Marshal,
  If you don't have the tools yet, and the shank is not broken at the =
end, then you can do a repair using a straw.

  *Replacing with a new shank is the proper repair.

  But using a length of straw, you place it on the butt section, then =
put glue on the end with the hammer, now the straw will act as a guide =
as you put the hammer end of the shank in it and push together. When the =
glue dries you could slice off the straw.
  John M. Ross
  Windsor, Nova Scotia, Canada
  jrpiano@win.eastlink.ca
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    From: pianotune05=20
    To: Pianotech List=20
    Sent: Friday, February 24, 2006 12:26 AM
    Subject: a hammer question


    Hi everyone,
    I have a future customer who has a piano with a hammer, get this, =
that's split.  He has the other, top half.  Rather than order 88 hammers =
which I was told would have to be done because I cannot just order one, =
I was given another idea.  I was told that there is a sleeve that can be =
placed on the hammer shank that is still attached to the action and then =
the top half is inserted in.  Does anyone know if this is a hard =
procedure as I'm just getting into the repair side of piano tech?  Where =
can I buy such a sleeve?  Thanks again, and if this is one of those, =
obvious things as CY mentioned to me yesterday, I appologize.
    Marshall
      ----- Original Message -----=20
      From: Piannaman@aol.com=20
      To: pianotech@ptg.org=20
      Sent: Thursday, February 23, 2006 11:09 PM
      Subject: yet another bracket question...


      Just wondering:  are all of the faulty Young Chang action brackets =
greenish in color (because of the Zinc content, I would assume)?  I =
tuned one today that a friend owns, and the brackets have not expanded.  =
They are gold in color.  I didn't locate the serial number before =
leaving, so I'm not sure what year it was made.

      Every time I go to work on a YC now, I get nervous....

      Dave Stahl

      Dave Stahl Piano Service
      650-224-3560
      http://dstahlpiano.net/
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