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[Ron Torrella]

C'mon, folks! Parts you get from suppliers amount to kit materials. No
manufacturer can possibly put together an action center and get the friction
right for every possible environment. I've routinely repinned entired sets of
shanks AND wippens(!). Routinely. IMO, there's no such thing as "perfect,
straight out of the box." That's fairy-tale stuff.

Come to think of it, I think I got the impression that the centerpin you see, in
a fresh box of parts, is actually just a sizing pin. That it's *supposed* to be
replaced. I think it was someone at Renner (Germany) who said something like
that. (Measure the pin - it's probably a #19 or smaller.)

If you don't care to do the repinning yourself, perhaps you could hire & train a
student.

Ron Torrella, RPT

A440A@aol.com wrote:

> In a message dated 9/13/0 12:49:24 AM, cramer@BrandonU.CA writes:
>
> << FYI, the tightest flange of this set swings 10-11 times with replacement
>
> hammer #01, and 19-20 times with hammer #65!
>
> I have a performance piano to put back in service, any advice? >>
>
> Get another set of flanges,  these are too loose to use.  If not that,  then
> repinning is the only other way I see.  I would like to know what supplier
> this is.  If they are having trouble with their pinning, I don't want to use
> them.
> Regards,
> Ed Foote RPT