Thanks Roger, and to everyone who replied. I would have loved to give this job a try just so I can say I did one, but I learned today that the owner will likely be sending the piano to auction. Too bad. I might have to look into Don Mannino's reamers just out of curiosity, though. Does he sell them directly? Things are great here, Roger, I wish we'd have moved to Victoria ages ago. I'll be sure to send you a picture of me mowing my lawn this Christmas! (Aren't we West Coast people ever smug?) Thanks again, Stacy > >Hi Stacey and John, > A good job whilst watching TV. If you ream >all the bushings of the new flanges out to #21 with the Mannino reamer the >job goes a lot easier. A few weeks ago I changed a complete set of wippen >flanges this way. With the new flanges prepped, the job went quite >quickly in the shop, and it seemed less tedious. >Think like a factory worker, so you are not constantly picking up a >different tool, is the key to speed and consistency. You soon get a rhythm >going. >One job like this and the reamers have paid for them selves. >Hope things are going well in Vic for you and the family. Just think no >-40C this winter. <G> >Regards Roger > > >At 07:59 AM 9/21/01 -0300, you wrote: > >Hi Stacy, > >I just replaced all the p;astic parts with wood in a similar vintage > >Heintzman, > >last month. > >I replaced the jacks w/o flanges, the backchecks, the hammer and wippen > >flanges and the > >damper flanges. I used the parts from Schaff #3791, 530X , 511C and >3717W. > >Pianophile did not have the jacks w/o flanges. By using Schaff I was able >to > >pass > >a saving on to the customer. > >There was no problem with regulation, after the exchange of parts. > >If you don't have a set of Don Manino's reamers, now is the time, because >it > >is > >a lot of centre pins to replace. > >It did take quite a lot of time, but the customer was happy with the >bill. > >Be sure to > >demonstrate all the work involved. The hammer butt flanges were actually >ok, > >but > >it didn't make sense not to change them, when everything was apart. > >Regards, > >John M. Ross > >Windsor, Nova Scotia, Canada > >piano.tech@ns.sympatico.ca > >----- Original Message ----- > >From: "Stacy Adams" <adams_piano@hotmail.com> > >To: <pianotech@ptg.org> > >Sent: Friday, September 21, 2001 12:27 AM > >Subject: Old plastic action parts > > > > > >> > >> List, > >> > >> I inspected an older (50s or 60s) Heinzman console today, the piano was >to > >> be evaluated for consigment at the store I work at. The piano was in > >> absolutely great shape, good board, bridges nearly perfect, nice finish > >> even...but the action had plastic flanges and jacks. The jacks were so > >> brittle that I would just have to press lightly on the side of one and >it > >> would snap off at the centre pin. I wonder if it would be possible to > >find > >> a similar wooden jack, and also replace the flanges? Has anyone ever > >> attempted anything like this? I would expect that even if this were > >> possible it probably wouldn't be cost effective given the amount of >labor > >> involved. > >> > >> Any comments? > >> > >> Stacy Adams > >> Victoria, BC > >> > >> _________________________________________________________________ > >> Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at >http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp > >> > > > _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp
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