Greetings, I agree with Alan's latter remark about replacing with wooden flanges. I have had a similar situation where the client was truly sincere about keeping their spinet working. Nice people deserve the extra attention I feel. You don't want to under bid this as it involves shop bench time and follow-up service. It's not a big ordeal and you'll know that the replacements will last and the client is happy. Begin word of mouth advertising now. David Chadwick Las Vegas, NV ----- Original Message ----- From: "gordon stelter" <lclgcnp@yahoo.com> To: "Pianotech" <pianotech@ptg.org> Sent: Thursday, April 07, 2005 6:51 PM Subject: RE: Advice sought on replacing Lester "Betsy Ross " plasticdamperflanges. > Thanks for all the advice I didn't ask for. Could > still come in handy! > I'm usually a snob about spinets and get thrown > out of the house for telling the owner they have cheap > junk that's not worth fixing, but this is about the > nicest person I've encountered, and I want to > accomodate. > All I wanted to know is who makes a good > replacement part, and where to buy it. > Thanks for answering ( eventually ) Alan! > Thump > > > --- Alan <tune4u@earthlink.net> wrote: >> Oops. >> >> "Read and follow all label directions." >> >> Nobody actually answered his actual question, did >> they? I've replaced >> Gulbransen spinet plastic damper flanges with >> "generic" wooden ones, I bet >> they'd fit on the Betsy, too. >> >> Alan R. Barnard >> Somewhat M-bare-assed in Salem, MO >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Dave Davis [mailto:davistunes@yahoo.com] >> Sent: Thursday, April 07, 2005 9:29 AM >> To: Alan >> Subject: RE: Advice sought on replacing Lester >> "Betsy Ross " plastic >> damperflanges. >> >> >> Really? I would never have thought the Vagias >> elbows would work to replace >> damper flanges. Go figure. >> >> Oh, here's a tech tip, if you order them direct from >> Vagias, you save about >> 10 bucks a set. >> >> Dave Davis >> Grinning in Renton, WA >> >> >> >> Alan Wrote... >> Vargas acrylic elbows from Schaff. >> >> Use center pin nippers to snip of the remnants of >> the old plastic (it's >> pretty easy). >> >> Pull the sticker wire out of the piano, heat the >> threaded end with a >> torch >> for just a couple of seconds (you'll quickly find >> out what's too much, >> what's too little--but the wire should NOT be >> glowing red) and push it >> into >> the top of the new elbow. This works perfectly, >> fast, and easy. Forget >> about >> spinning them on like a screw. >> >> The other end of the elbow has a flange-type bushing >> with a twist: The >> hole >> has a slot to the outer world; through this you >> "snap" the elbow onto >> the >> wippen pin--after replacing the sticker in the >> piano, of course. >> >> Very easy and quick. Probably THE most satisfying >> work you will ever do >> on a >> Betsy. >> >> Alan R. Barnard >> Salem, MO >> >> >> >> -- >> No virus found in this incoming message. >> Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. >> Version: 7.0.308 / Virus Database: 266.9.4 - Release >> Date: 04/06/2005 >> >> >> >> -- >> No virus found in this outgoing message. >> Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. >> Version: 7.0.308 / Virus Database: 266.9.4 - Release >> Date: 04/06/2005 >> >> > > > > __________________________________ > Do you Yahoo!? > Yahoo! Personals - Better first dates. More second dates. > http://personals.yahoo.com > > _______________________________________________ > pianotech list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives >
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