How much wiggle room? Some wiggle room is normal to allow you to align the hammers to the strings when you glue them in. Ed Sutton -----Original Message----- >From: ed miller <edmiller3 at hotmail.com> >Sent: Nov 9, 2006 4:48 PM >To: pianotech at ptg.org >Subject: shanks and butts.... > >I am about to do my first -all new- butt, shank and hammer job > >The shanks I bought are 7/32" and the hammers were bored for that size. I >just received the new butts and to my suprise the bored hole in the butts >are bigger than my 7/32" shanks. When I put the shanks in the butts there is >wiggle room. This doesn't seem right! > >The butts are made by Tokiwa and they are for a brass rail. > >Is this normal? Or should I return them and ask for butts bored for 7/32" >shanks? > >When I looked in the Schaff catalog to see if shanks are made bigger than >7/32" I could not find anything butt shanks drills that were for sizes >smaller than 7/32". > >I'm confused...please help. > >Thanks, Ed > >_________________________________________________________________ >Find a local pizza place, music store, museum and more then map the best >route! http://local.live.com?FORM=MGA001 >
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