[pianotech] Field hammer shank replacement

[Michael Staples]

Thanks to all for responding with your methods.  I was frustrated when the
cedar shanks I was replacing wouldn't hold the drywall screw for extraction
and I was also having no luck with the Schaff boring jig.  I've since found
that my jig needs modification.  When I shimmed the whole guide block to
match the half guide block level, I began getting accurate results.

MS

On Sat, Sep 11, 2010 at 2:13 PM, Thomas Cole <tcole at cruzio.com> wrote:

> Lim,
>
> In answer to you and Paul Revenko Jones, I have used Bill Spurlock's method
> of removing shanks quite successfully. For example, a Baldwin Hamilton
> parked in the hallway of a school had all of its bass hammers broken off. I
> used Bill's method to extract all of the shanks without incident, no
> drilling necessary.
>
> Broken *cedar* shanks OTOH just crumble as you pull on the drywall screw
> and drilling is usually needed in my experience. I like the comments Gregor
> made, though, and will give a try next time.
>
> Tom Cole
>
>
> limhseng at gmail.com wrote:
>
>> Hi Mike,
>> I have followed the method of hammer shank replacement taught by Bill
>> Spurlock in the PTG Pace articles. It works! Correct me if I am wrong
>> 'List'.
>>
>> Lim
>>
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>> *From: * Michael Staples <mastaples at gmail.com>
>> *Sender: * pianotech-bounces at ptg.org
>> *Date: *Sat, 11 Sep 2010 02:02:10 -0400
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>> *ReplyTo: * pianotech at ptg.org
>> *Subject: *[pianotech] Field hammer shank replacement
>>
>>  When you have to replace a broken, crumbly (cedar?) vertical hammer shank
>> in the field, what method and tools do you use to do the job in an efficient
>> and accurate manner?
>>  Thanks,
>>  Michael Staples
>> PTG associate member
>>
>>
>
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