Either way, repin or replace the flange; you still have to get the pin out. It is not cost effective to bother with these old parts. Replace the entire damper. You will have a MUCH better outcome. Jon Page Cape Cod. Mass jpage@capecod.net ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ At 09:56 PM 11/20/96 +0000, you wrote: > >Hi Paul, > >I personally would change the damper flanges its not worth the hassel >which is involved in either drilling them out, or heating them up with a >soldering iron. Check out Herberger brooks price for flanges you will >be surprised how cheap they are. > >If you find that the customer won't pay the excess o0r your can't get a >flange to match closely I'd go for the heat treatment technique. > >Regards, > >Barrie. > > > >In article <199611201607.AA18728@felix.dircon.co.uk>, Paul Fernandez ><paulfer@dircon.co.uk> writes >>Hi fellow list members, >> >>I have a problem with an upright piano. The damper flanges have centre >>pins holding the springs in place were there should be damper cord. There >>is no bushing cloth in the flange so the pin is firmly gripped by the >>flange wood. The centre pins are probably a bit rusty and the pins are >>almost impossible to get out. The piano is pretty old and the springs now >>need replacing. These centre pins are seized solid! I got one out using >>brute force on my de-centering tool but I think there must be a better >>way? >> >>Also does anyone have the homepage URL of a US piano parts supplier? >> >> >>Best Wishes >>Paul >>London, England. >> > > > > > >-- > >Barrie Heaton | Be Environmentally Friendly >URL: http://www.airtime.co.uk/forte/piano.htm | To Your Neighbour >The UK PIano Page | >pgp key on request | HAVE YOUR PIANO TUNED > > > Jon Page Cape Cod. Mass jpage@capecod.net ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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