Repinning Tip was Re: Steinway double flange fitting to butts

[Joe And Penny Goss]

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Hi Alan,
That is why I keep my 18 center pin slot full.
I call it using a chaser pin. <G>
Joe Goss RPT
Mother Goose Tools
imatunr@srvinet.com
www.mothergoosetools.com
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  From: Alan Barnard=20
  To: Pianotech=20
  Sent: Saturday, September 03, 2005 8:31 PM
  Subject: Repinning Tip was Re: Steinway double flange fitting to butts


  I get tired of fussing with pin, press, flange, and birdseye--trying =
to align the parts and insert the pin without trying to ram it through =
hard rock maple--so I have a foolproof little system. (And it works for =
me which proves that any fool can do it.)

  I run a thin, straight piece of piano wire, or a smooth round =
burnishing tool, through the whole assembly, then pull the wire back =
while guiding the pin through the first side of the flange and slightly =
into the birdseye. Then press the pin on through, pushing the wire or =
tool the rest of the way out. The wire/tool keeps everything aligned so =
the pin centers every time, and it's fast.

  Alan Barnard
  Salem, Missouri


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    From: Joe Garrett=20
    To: pianotech
    Sent: 09/03/2005 8:29:20 PM=20
    Subject: Re: Steinway double flange fitting to butts


    David Nereson said: "Also infamous are the=20
    double flanges made to supposedly fit old Steinway uprights.  They=20
    don't.  The birdseyes are too wide for the ears of the flange, which =

    have to be filed down.  (If the birdseye is filed down, it increases =

    friction if the butt rubs against the inside of the flange)   =
--Dave,
    Don't file it, sand it. I use 320 on  sandpaper file, (Joe Garrett =
Special Order- - available to all. end of commercial.<G>)
    Once you've sanded to fit the flange, use a fine countersink to put =
a "dent" in each side of the birdseye. This makes the pinning alignment =
easier.
    Joe Garrett, R.P.T.
    Captain, Tool Police
    Squares R I
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