Hi Jon, Having done quite a few Teflon bushings with CA. I think the result is superior to felt. Way more durable, and consistent. I was a great idea that had under developed engineering. The problem could have been solved for commercial production quite easily, but there was no will to do so. That is a personal quote from Joe Pramberger. Regards Roger At 10:01 AM 11/26/2010, you wrote: >Roger & Ed, thanks for the encouragement. Here's a photo of the relocated >knuckle and reinforced yoke. > >This is a 1971 L donated to the Cape Cod Conservatory. Heavy action, high >friction readings but no binding components. Moving the knuckle should drop >the friction to a reasonable level. The original knuckles were 11mm wide. > >This produced excessive after touch and a drop screw head buried into the >flange. >I'm confident the knuckle relocation and size reduction will bring the action >around to a manageable regulation. > >One argument to be made for not replacing the shanks is that these are >seasoned, >new ones would travel and twist in the coming years. I think Teflon >bushing are >Ok, it's the unstable wood around them that causes the problems. > >Now on to graduating their weight and repinning. I'll also be installing >underlever >assist springs and replacing the single string felts. Fun & Games. >-- > >Regards, > >Jon Page > > >__________ Information from ESET NOD32 Antivirus, version of virus >signature database 5651 (20101126) __________ > >The message was checked by ESET NOD32 Antivirus. > >http://www.eset.com > > >
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