At 8:32 PM -0400 6/23/99, VOCE88@AOL.COM wrote: >What has been sent is about 1/32" too wide at the flange and the wippen. >Any help >is very much appreciated!! Don't feel shy to trim them yourself on a bench belt sander. I had two sets of Tokiwa/Able pre-hangs on Chickerings (a 123 and a 5'7"). The fat was on the shank at the knuckle area, not the flange. This was back before I had the bench sander, so I made a table saw jig, but the sander is much simpler. Just be sure before you do each side to press any centerpins involved out the other side by a mm., so that the sander doesn't ever grab ahold of them. Yes, this means pressing them out for both sides, and a little final trimming with the flush-cutters. But it's far better than having the belt wrench the pin, and deposit metal fragments in the bushings. Bill Ballard, RPT New Hampshire Chapter, PTG "So, I hear you like baked goods" A new customer, very happy to see me
This PTG archive page provided courtesy of Moy Piano Service, LLC