Use the smallest pin size you have as a "leader pin". P In a message dated 11/6/2009 2:24:59 A.M. Central Standard Time, da88ve at gmail.com writes: Re: this month's Journal article on replacing upright damper flanges -- Mr. Dornfeld didn't mention the pinning part of the job. I know new damper levers have the flanges already on them, but in the article, he's replacing only the flanges. I have the darndest time repinning them. It seems no matter what you do with the spring, it forces the flange to sit out of align with the hole in the birdseye, and you have to hold the lever and flange in a guessed-at position where you hope the holes are aligned, then push the center pin in 1/32" at a time until you see the point of it appear in the center of the flange bushing before you push it "home." If you don't, it's too late -- the pin has already damaged the bushing or pushed it out altogether and now ya gotta re-bush the flange. It's so "iffy" compared to repinning most other action parts. Whattaya do? --David Nereson, RPT -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://ptg.org/pipermail/pianotech.php/attachments/20091106/e6f73029/attachment.htm>
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