What are benefits of new shanks on upright hammer replacement ?

[David M. Porritt]

OK Avery, it is a word but it is the name for the sound we make to make
certain sounds by narrowing a passage in the vocal tract.  The letter "F"
requires a mono-labial voiceless fricative while the letter "V" is the same
only voiced.

 

:-)

 

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David M. Porritt, RPT

dporritt at smu.edu

 

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From: pianotech-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces at ptg.org] On Behalf
Of Avery Todd
Sent: Thursday, August 30, 2007 3:00 PM
To: Pianotech List
Subject: Re: What are benefits of new shanks on upright hammer replacement ?

 

fricative? 

 

Sorry, I couldn't resisit! 

 

Avery Todd

 

On 8/30/07, gordon stelter <lclgcnp at yahoo.com> wrote: 

I've decided to replace them, for all of the reasons
cited, plus adjustablity during installation, etc.. 
But I'll rebuilding the butts with Ecsaine. According
to Bob at Pianotek, it is less fricative than
buckskin, but he hasn't quite convinced Tokiwa to use
Ecsaine on the upright butts yet ( like they do on the 
grand knuckles ). As I'm dunking the butts in
SuperClean, and rinsing, they'll be good and wet, and
the shanks will just pull out. Then I'll dry them on
nylon hardware cloth from the garden section at 
Lowe's, with 1/2 inch mesh, stretched over a  frame,
and then refelt, etc..

   Thanks!
    G

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