Adding a washer will actually be better. I wish all S&S's had washers on the flanges, they would be more controllable. At 09:10 AM 8/23/2002 -0500, you wrote: >List, > >As if trying to learn the touchweight thing right now isn't enough, >I've just discovered that the new S & S flanges in the Renner parts >kit are one mm thinner (6mm) than the old flanges (7mm) and won't >tighten down normally. I'm afraid to put too much pressure on them >for fear of splitting something. The screws are 17mm long from under >the head and the holes are app. 10mm deep from the top of the felt. > >The rail already has that thicker type of old brown felt on it and >the red cloth I was intending to use would be thinner! > >I've never had this problem before and didn't realize there were >different thicknesses in the Steinway flanges! Boy, I'd hate to >reuse those ugly, dark brown old flanges on the new shanks! And here >I was getting ready to actually do some measuring! :-) > >However, I just thought of adding a washer and that makes it tighten >down fine. The flange doesn't have a cut-out for a washer, so would >there be any problem with that? > >What now? > >Avery
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