Benny, This doesn't answer your "where" question, but I noticed earlier today on the www.rennerusa.com site there is a "Technician" page which has a link to a nice article by Bill Spurlock complete with color illustrations on how to do a cool job rebushing flanges. There is a "Contact" page on the site, which has phone numbers and e-mail address. I don't recommend the e-mail method. I sent a hammer inquiry earlier today and got it back because RennerUSA's mailbox was full. Anybody got suggestions on new hammers for an early 1900's Bush & Lane 5'6" grand? Dave Davis --- "Benny L. Tucker" <precisionpiano@alltel.net> wrote: > Mike, Terry, Isaac, and Xavier, > Thanks for your replies concerning the flange > bushing cloth. I think I > would like to order a couple of pieces of the Renner > cloth, but I can't find > it anywhere on their website, or the Lloyd Meyer > website. Who do you guys > order this stuff from? I don't have an account with > Renner at this time. > Thanks again for your help! > > Benny L. Tucker > Yamaha Factory Tuner > Precision Piano Tuning and Repair > Thomaston, GA. > Benny, > > There's good discussions on how to do this in either > Steve Brady's "A Piano > Technician's Guide to Field Repairs", or a Bill > Spurlock article in the PTG > Technical Exam Source Book. To answer your specific > questions: A #37 > drill works better for reaming than a 7/64. At > 0.104", It's only a > couple thousandths of an inch smaller, but it > usually is a better fit to > the original hole, so it removes only felt, not > wood. Turn > counterclockwise while inserting, then clockwise to > ream. Tearing your own > strips is the only way to go: more economical than > buying pre-cut, and > nobody's gunked it up with graphite. the rule of > thumb for bushing cloth > width in small holes is about 2 1/2 times the hole > diameter, which says > that 17/64 should be about right. Control the > width by nicking with a > razor, then tearing from the nick. The torn width > will appear wider than > the nicked width because of the edge fuzz, so you > might have to do a couple > to get calibrated. Renner sells bushing cloth in > approximate 1 square foot > pieces for about $10 each, choice of four > thicknesses: 1.0mm, 1.2mm, > 1.35mm, 1.5mm. I haven't done any flange centers > for a while, but I think > the 1.0 works out about right in a .104 hole. > > hope that helps, > > Mike Spalding > > Benny L. Tucker > Yamaha Factory Tuner > Precision Piano Tuning & Repair > Thomaston, Ga. > > > _______________________________________________ > pianotech list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! SiteBuilder - Free web site building tool. Try it! http://webhosting.yahoo.com/ps/sb/
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