What does Bill Spurlock advise on this? Didn't write an article or such...???? It just seems to me to try retrofit it as close to a normal action as you can...you won't find your configuration on any piano... David Ilvedson, RPT Pacifica, California ----- Original message ---------------------------------------- From: Farrell <mfarrel2@tampabay.rr.com> To: "Pianotech List" <pianotech@ptg.org> Received: 2/6/2006 7:02:16 AM Subject: Re: Brass Rail to Wood Flange Conversion >>> Okay guys, please help me understand here. I'm understanding both Ron and >>> Marcel to suggest that the butt flange in the picture below does not have >>> sufficient contact with the action rail. Marcel goes further to suggest, >>> that because of a lack of contact, the metal rods will imbed themselves >>> into the flange and rail and the flange screws will continually loosen. >> >> I don't know if the flange screws will loosen (or the flange crush), but >> no support under the screw head doesn't look like a good idea to me. What >> are the wires for here? They won't establish or maintain alignment, and >> aren't a broad enough contact surface to be of much use as support under >> the screw head, so I don't understand their contribution. >My understanding is that they are there to provide alignment and contact >area - both of which they do - but I can also see that the level to which >they do pales compared to a rail that has a well-cut hump at the screw hole >that would provide very good alignment help and will provide 100% support. >>> This system has quite a bit of contact between the flange and action >>> rail. The two entire rectangular areas (about 12mm x 5mm each) of the >>> flange above the flange screw and below the screw are in intimate contact >>> with the action rail. Plus it also has the limited surface area of the >>> wires. That's not enough? >> >> Maybe, but I wouldn't. >> >> Ron N >Fair enough. Now I understand exactly what you are saying, and I think it >has merit. I'm not convinced the current setup won't work (and I realize you >are not saying that definitively either), but I do see the potential. >Hmmmmmm.... Okay, where is that catalog....... >Thanks for all the input. >Terry Farrell >_______________________________________________ >Pianotech list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives
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