old flanges

[Farrell]

I agree.........unless, of course, you can't find new ones of the same
dimensions! Time to rebush!

Terry Farrell

----- Original Message -----
From: "Dave Nereson" <dnereson@dimensional.com>
To: <pianotech@ptg.org>
Sent: Sunday, November 04, 2001 3:59 AM
Subject: old flanges


> <With the old bushings/flanges it seems there is no forgiveness - ream
> it out - check fit - still too tight - ream the teeny tiniest little bit -
> check fit - too loose. The bushing material even feels different during
> reaming - more firm. Is this just my imagination, or does bushing felt get
> hard with age and make for less forgiving pin fitting? Can I assume this
is
> a reason to re-bush (perhaps we should just re-flange and steer clear of
> politics!)?
> Terry Farrell>
>
> Yes, I've experienced this also.  I think the bushing felt is just
compacted
> and has no resilience any more.  It sometimes works to just burnish them
for
> the next size pin, or to heat the pin first, run it through, let it cool,
> then repin, but this also sometimes goes too far (makes it too loose).
> Sometimes I just find the pin that fits the bushing best, then ream the
> birdseye IF it's just for a few flanges and not a high-end piano.  If
> they're all like that, recommend all new flanges.  Don't bother to rebush
> even 20 old flanges -- what a pain and waste of time!    --Dave Nereson,
> RPT, Denver
>