Steve Plastic parts on pianos start to freeze up just before they break. If' it's only?the flanges, you're in luck, and replacing them will be relatively easy. If the levers are also plastic, you've got a lot of work ahead of you. Willem (Wim) Blees, RPT Piano Tuner/Technician Mililani, Oahu, HI 808-349-2943 Author of: The Business of Piano Tuning available from Potter Press www.pianotuning.com -----Original Message----- From: Steve Blasyak <atuneforyou at gmail.com> To: pianotech at ptg.org Sent: Wed, 24 Sep 2008 5:13 am 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 ? Pura Vida -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/pianotech.php/attachments/20080925/1a39a899/attachment.html
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