center repinning question

[Michael Magness]

On Wed, Sep 3, 2008 at 7:07 PM, holly quigley <hollyquigley at gmail.com>wrote:

> Thanks for the quick responses, everyone! I love this list. :)
> -Holly
>


Hi Holly,

I have, for the sake if expedience, on occasion done exactly what you
describe.

IMHO if you check more carefully the amount of friction on each bushing of
the flange, separately, I believe you may find many are not as tight as you
originally surmised. As the pin 'walks" out of one side of the flange the
weight of the hammer and it's full movement is now completely on the other
side, plus of course, the lateral movement, now that the hammer and butt are
free to "flagpole" in a much larger arc than otherwise possible. Upon closer
examination you will probably find many flanges with very uneven wear on one
side versus the other, usually the right/treble side of the flange,
requiring a pin 2 or 3 sizes larger than the original if you're lucky,
rebushing if you're not.
Good Luck,
Mike

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Michael Magness
Magness Piano Service
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www.IFixPianos.com
email mike at ifixpianos.com
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