Unfortunately, the only way to properly reglue those flanges is to remove the back action. If more break loose, you might?want to consider screwing them all in place.? Willem (Wim) Blees, RPT Piano Tuner/Technician Honolulu, HI 808-349-2943 www.bleespiano.com Author of The Business of Piano Tuning available from Potter Press www.pianotuning.com -----Original Message----- From: David Chadwick <chadwick61 at cox.net> To: pianotech <pianotech at ptg.org> Sent: Mon, 7 Jul 2008 5:32 pm Subject: Glued back action flange Greetings, ? I had a Client today who had just moved here (Las Vegas) from N.Y. with a S&S "S" #282863 (1936). In the process of fixing the problems of a really bad rebuilding job I had a damper back action flange come loose. I discovered that this was a flange that was a?glued in application. It lays horizontal behind the lever. I tried everything to get it in place and somehow secure it with a drop of glue but it seems impossible to reach once it is in place. Unfortunately I didn't have any CA or instant glue with me or I would've tried that, but it still is hard to get it in proper position. Any suggestions as to how I can repair this without pulling all of the dampers to remove the entire rail? . I fear that more flanges will be following the same failure as this instrument acclimates to the desert so someday it will have to be properly repaired. Would that be a good time to use fasteners or should I stick with the original method. Thanks! ? Any help, hints or wise cracks pointing out the obvious are greatly appreciated! ? David Chadwick Las Vegas ? ? -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/pianotech.php/attachments/20080708/13a458c4/attachment-0001.html
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