flange bushing coth

[Avery]

David,

I SO totally agree. I've got many more things I can productively do with
my time than rebush flanges!

Avery

At 12:54 PM 2/13/2006, you wrote:
>Patrick:
>
>I have some of the pre-stripped stuff here and it is .045" (1.13mm) I
>have no idea if that's "ideal" or not.  I have some other individual
>strips that are .048" (1.2mm).  I try to avoid rebushing flanges every
>chance I get as I consider it a real pain in my patience.  New shanks
>appeal to me a lot more!
>
>dp
>
>David M. Porritt
>dporritt@smu.edu
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: pianotech-bounces@ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org] On
>Behalf Of J Patrick Draine
>Sent: Monday, February 13, 2006 12:39 PM
>To: Pianotech List
>Subject: flange bushing coth
>
>Pardon my brain freeze, but what is  an (or, rather, *the*) optimal
>thickness for flange bushing cloth? I've got a sheet of approx. .052"
>bushing cloth, and plenty of high quality key bushing cloth of
>various thicknesses. No, I don't have time to order Renner pre-
>stripped flange bushing cloth.
>The various articles from the PTJournal either suggest the Renner pre-
>stripped, or a more nebulous "proper" thickness. The Renner and
>Pianotek catalogs don't mention the thickness of their bushing cloth.
>Schaff does quote .053" as their cloth's thickness, but I'm reluctant
>to assume that Schaff is The Authority in this matter.
>Thanks,
>Patrick Draine
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