Piano Solutions XXI: Cutting the Excess of the Shank. Hammer Heads Shaping 

So nice of you

Thank you T-Game, best regards!

Thank you...

Davide you are absolutely right and I think I will implement your advice in my future projects.

Dear fellow technician, I am glad that this video inspired you to record a video to show another way to do this task. It would also be great to hear your explanation in addition to showing the video to clearly understand your point for this particular process in piano restoration. I completely agree with you that people without skills could make a permanent damage on a piano. Please let me know when this video will be available for viewing. Best regards, Gene

I like your cutting tool for the excess of shanks. For sanding the tails and give the curve, I use the bosch pro belt sander gbs75 ae which is great, its width is usually the size of a hammer section so it's easy to make a perfect line. Give it a try. And i suggest using 2 additionnal clamps for the middle of bass and middle sections. You grind the metal of the clamp so you can freely disassemble the clamp and run it between the shanks. It gives extra support for sanding the tails on the big hammer sections. I think installing 2 clamp rails and working on the tails after gluing is the most efficient way ,and it virtually erases some minor mistakes made during gluing. All the best, quentin

Mr. Chernobieff, You are absolutely right that it looks pretty scary when you work with a high speed grinders. But the most important is the result that you achieve in the end. Best regards, Gene

Chris, it looks to me as if he's got it down really well & his accuracy is superb - different strokes for different folks. Horrible, it is not!