What are benefits of new shanks on upright hammer replacement ?

[Michael Magness]

On 8/28/07, Don Mannino <donmannino at ca.rr.com> wrote:
>
> Gordon,
>
> Here are my reasons for always preferring new shanks:
>
> - Shank wood ages and becomes more flexible with time.  New hammers with
> more felt are heavier than the old worn hammers, and will cause the shank
> to
> flex more in forte playing.  The tone will be weak as a result.
> - If hammers are worn, knuckles are worn.  You can replace them separately
> -
> but then the labor begins to justify new shanks.
> - Action centers have often been gummed up at some point in their lives,
> and
> the bushings may not perform as well as they once did.  New fresh bushings
> with even pinning makes for good tone and even touch.
>
> Don Mannino
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "gordon stelter" <lclgcnp at yahoo.com>
> To: "Pianotech List" <pianotech at ptg.org>
> Sent: Tuesday, August 28, 2007 1:20 PM
> Subject: What are benefits of new shanks on upright hammer replacement ?
>
>
> > If any.  I'm trying to decide if the added expense and
> > trouble is justified, for several of the pianos I'm
> > working on.
> >     Peace,
> >     Thump
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
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>
> Hi Gordon, Mike here again, I agree with what Don said, if it were a grand
> as he described, upright shanks don't have knuckles, I just got a hundred
> from Schaff and not a knuckle in the bunch. So for the average or even above
> average upright, I would stand by my original answer, for the exceptional
> upright yes if warranted.
> I work on some exceptional uprights that have been re-hammered, keys
> rebushed, flanges rebushed, dampers replaced underkey felt replaced, hammer
> rail felt replaced, everything necessary was done but the shanks are the
> originals. This is work done by my mentor and those that came before me, all
> people I hold in high regard. People with 35 to 45 years of piano work
> and/or rebuilding, each one of them PTG RPT's.




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Michael Magness
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