Chickering brass flanges

[Carl Meyer]

Is alpha brass what they use for brass balls?

Carl  (need some) Meyer



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From: <JIMRPT@AOL.COM>
To: <pianotech@ptg.org>
Sent: Saturday, April 07, 2001 5:07 PM
Subject: Re: Chickering brass flanges


>
> In a message dated 4/07/2001 5:48:37 PM, you wrote:
>
> <<<<"  The groove in those thingees was in the shape of a 'V' and I think
> that
> is one reason they break so easily. (?)">>>>
>
> <<"This is the beginning of a manufactured fracture point weakness in the
> structure.
> PR-J">>
>
> This is kinda what I thought but I sho didn't know the technical name for
it.
> As for "alpha and beta brass"............ that's way beyond dis ole mud
> marked boy! :-)
> Jim Bryant (FL)
>