Hi Folks I am at the point in the restoration of this old Broadwood that I am starting to replace the nearly 200 year old leather "hinges" that are present in the damper flanges, and I ran into a detail I thought I would ask you all about. When glueing the leather to the levers, should you glue the entire surface of the leather, or should you leave just a bit free just where the leather inserts in the flange itself ? This goes to the question of how much freedom of motion is needed for the flange hinge... I suppose its counterpart in modern pianos would be how tight a center pin should be for the damper flange. Any comments or suggestions are greatly appreciated. Cheers ! RicB -- Richard Brekne RPT, N.P.T.F. Bergen, Norway mailto:rbrekne@broadpark.no http://home.broadpark.no/~rbrekne/ricmain.html
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