[pianotech] Shank questions

[Encore Pianos]

Yeh, what he said J

 

Will

 

From: pianotech-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces at ptg.org] On Behalf
Of Mark Dierauf
Sent: Wednesday, May 25, 2011 8:55 PM
To: pianotech at ptg.org
Subject: Re: [pianotech] Shank questions

 

Actually no, I was speaking of room temperature shanks. I should say that I
haven't used the WNG shanks myself, but Will Truitt pointed this out to us
at a chapter meeting a while back. Perhaps if he's monitoring the list he'll
chime in.

- Mark

On 2:59 PM, J Patrick Draine wrote: 

Ed, 

I think Mark may be referring to the WNG shanks' becoming very flexible
(much more pliable than wood) when heat is applied to them for the purpose
of twisting shanks (aligning hammers which need to have their angles
corrected). My understanding is they are then quite stable when returned to
room temperature. But, that's more my absorption of the party line of
M&H/WNG, near neighbors in Haverhill, MA, than experience.

Patrick

On Wed, May 25, 2011 at 6:35 PM, Ed Foote <a440a at aol.com> wrote:

At 15:44 -0400 25/05/2011, Mark Dierauf wrote:
 
>Interestingly, although the WNG shanks are stiffer than your average 
>wooden shank, they seem to be noticeably more prone to twisting.
 
 Hmm,  this is the first time I have heard of this, and the several WNG
shanks I have seen with hammers on them 
 didn't' seem to twist nearly as much  as wooden ones did.  What anecdotes
do others have? 
Regards, 
Ed Foote rpt

 

 

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