This is a multipart message in MIME format ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment Yeah, 18 would be better, although most centers are bigger than= 19 anyway. David I. Original message From: Joe And Penny Goss To: , Pianotech Received: Sat, 3 Sep 2005 21:07:01 -0600 Subject: Re: Repinning Tip was Re: Steinway double flange fitting= to butts Hi Alan, That is why I keep my 18 center pin slot full. I call it using a chaser pin. <G> Joe Goss RPT Mother Goose Tools imatunr@srvinet.com www.mothergoosetools.com ----- Original Message ----- From: Alan Barnard To: Pianotech Sent: Saturday, September 03, 2005 8:31 PM Subject: Repinning Tip was Re: Steinway double flange fitting to= butts I get tired of fussing with pin, press, flange, and= birdseye--trying to align the parts and insert the pin without= trying to ram it through hard rock maple--so I have a foolproof= little system. (And it works for me which proves that any fool= can do it.) I run a thin, straight piece of piano wire, or a smooth round= burnishing tool, through the whole assembly, then pull the wire= back while guiding the pin through the first side of the flange= and slightly into the birdseye. Then press the pin on through,= pushing the wire or tool the rest of the way out. The wire/tool= keeps everything aligned so the pin centers every time, and it's= fast. Alan Barnard Salem, Missouri ----- Original Message ----- From: Joe Garrett To: pianotech Sent: 09/03/2005 8:29:20 PM Subject: Re: Steinway double flange fitting to butts David Nereson said: "Also infamous are the double flanges made to supposedly fit old Steinway uprights. = They don't. The birdseyes are too wide for the ears of the flange,= which have to be filed down. (If the birdseye is filed down, it= increases friction if the butt rubs against the inside of the flange) = --Dave, Don't file it, sand it. I use 320 on sandpaper file, (Joe= Garrett Special Order- - available to all. end of= commercial.<G>) Once you've sanded to fit the flange, use a fine countersink to= put a "dent" in each side of the birdseye. This makes the= pinning alignment easier. Joe Garrett, R.P.T. Captain, Tool Police Squares R I ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/pianotech.php/attachments/9b/8a/f7/9a/attachment.htm ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment--
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