double flanges

[Roger Jolly]

Hi Clair,
             Wally Brooks, (or Renner USA,) supplies the old steinway
double flanges. I think they were made by Tokawi???? Old zimers is creeping
up on me. <G>
I did a complete action rebuid of an 1885 vertical last year, and all the
parts fit and worked very nicely.

Regards Roger





At 05:40 AM 5/13/02 -0500, you wrote:
>Hi--
>Having recently tried to order upright double flanges from Schaff and
>APSCO (now really Schaff) to no avail, (discontinued items), I wonder
>if anyone has tried to modify the double flanges for Steinway, to fit
>a regular upright. Looking at the pictures, my instinct would say to
>file down the ridges and, if necessary shim the new flat part.
>
>Just wondering if anyone has tried this? I'm going to try to acquire
>one at tonight's PTG meeting and experiment. I have a gorgeous old
>Decker Bros. that's going to get the full treatment. All the flanges
>are there and working right now, but who knows what will happen
>during reconditioning :) I also have a customer with this same style
>piano.
>
>These flanges were one of the things I bought 3 of when I was
>starting out-- now I'm down to 2 and getting nervous.
>
>Thanks much.
>Clair
>
>-- 
>Clair's Piano Service
>http://www.vt2000.com/cps
>
>
>
Roger Jolly
Balwin Yamaha Piano Centres.
Saskatoon/Regina.
Canada.