Plastic flanges

[Phil Bondi RPT]

Steve, don't breath too close to those flanges. It's been my experience if you get too close to them, they'll break just out of principle. I hope your mileage varies from mine.

-----Original Message-----
From: Steve Blasyak <atuneforyou at gmail.com>
Sent: Wednesday, September 24, 2008 11:13 AM
To: pianotech at ptg.org
Subject: Plastic flanges

Hey Now,

I have a question for the group. I have a spinet action in the garage for
elbow replacement. I was thinking of doing the alcohol/water treatment to
the flanges to size the bushings while I got it, just for the heck of it.
Upon closer inspection I find the damper flanges are plastic...hmmmm
probably the same plastic that the elbows are made of. What effect (if any)
would the alcohol/water have on these plastic flanges. The hammer and
whippen are normal wood flanges. This would be my target area, if the
solution got onto plastic what might happen?

Thanks in advance for any advise...

I know I should have left in a hurry, too late for that.

Steve Blasyak RPT
Orange County Chapter

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