Am I being too anal?

[William Benjamin]

Joe,

After smoothing them, could you touch them to a buffing wheel?  It might
take an hour, but then they would be right and up to your standards.

William




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preserves the tone.
 
-----Original Message-----
From: pianotech-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces at ptg.org] On Behalf
Of Mark Schecter
Sent: Saturday, April 29, 2006 3:17 PM
To: joegarrett at earthlink.net; Pianotech List
Subject: Re: Am I being too anal?

Hi, Joe.

Could you use a strip of emery cloth about 400-800 and smooth the 
surface that way? Seems like a couple-three strokes ought to get rid of 
it. Maybe do one pass through the set with 400, and another with 800 to 
polish. (But, yeah, what a pain!)

-Mark Schecter

Joseph Garrett wrote:
> I'm working on an S&S "A". Ordered Steinway N.Y. "Improved" parts. While 
> repinning over half of the Hammer Flanges, I kept getting 'poked' on the 
> finger tip, as I "worked" the flanges, before measuring with my gram 
> gauge set-up. Upon closer examination I found that a large percentage of 
> the drop screws have a "tit" in the center of the drop screw contact 
> surface! Upon real close examination, I see maching marks leading to the 
> "tit" which are rough. (the plating doesn't smooth that out). I 
> consulted S&S and got another set of drop screws....Same damned thing! 
> Now what?!!!!