[pianotech] 1st time -SnS brass flange

[Mark Dierauf]

I can attest to this, having broken a few years ago on a similar vintage 
S&S when I screwed them back down with a new oversized pin installed. If 
you have to go up more than a half pin size or so you may have problems.

- Mark

On 4/6/2012 11:43 AM, David Skolnik wrote:
>  but flanges would probably not be as tolerant of larger size pins as 
> wood flanges.
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> David Skolnik
> Hastings on Hudson, NY
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> At 11:00 AM 4/6/2012, you wrote:
>> On 4/6/2012 8:57 AM, lim hock seng wrote:
>>> Hi,
>>> My 1st encounter with the brass flange on a SnS '40' upright. Its a
>>> little sluggish on the last 2 octaves. Questions:
>>> 1. What would be the normal number of swings for these kind of flanges?
>>> 2. Are repinning steps the same for wooden flanges?
>>> Thanks!
>>> Lim
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>>
>> Flanges have nothing to do with swings, bushings do, and the bushings 
>> are nothing special.
>>
>> These are Billings flanges, yet another ill conceived aberration in 
>> an industry that seems to collect them. Lacking the resilience of 
>> wood, they hold the pin by a clamping action as the screw presses the 
>> front and back together. Repinning requires prying the fold open 
>> slightly to release the pin, which also risks breaking the flange at 
>> the fold. I don't know that anyone even still sells Billings flanges 
>> anymore, do they? Last I saw was from APSCO, I think, and they were 
>> so very poorly made as to be unusable.
>>
>> Ron N
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