Wurlitzer Flanges

[Andrew and Rebeca Anderson]

I had a Samick Wurly with seizing damper under-levers and treating 
them with heat, soldering iron to the pin, freed them up for as long 
as I owned the piano without any reoccurrence.  Some caution should 
be used.  Treat both sides rather than get so hot that both sides are 
treated, one charred.

Andrew Anderson

At 09:15 AM 10/6/2006, you wrote:

> >......... Rebushing might, but I would not put an iron-clad
> > guarantee on it unless the entire flange were replaced, knowing how
> > silicone "creeps."
>
>I really have to disagree on this one. Think about it.....Why did 
>Wurlitzer use the Sillycone in the first place? Answer because their 
>pinning consisted of poor techniques..i.e. jamming an oversized pin 
>into a flange bushing that was not reamed to the proper size. It 
>eliminated a step in the pinning process. They saved money on Labor! 
>Their answer was Silicone. As for the silicone "creeping", where is 
>it going to "Creep"? Onto the hammer rail, most likely. Then where? 
>My answer: No place of any consideration. Some seem to think this is 
>the Invasion of The Blob or sumpin'...Sheesh! It is not that big a 
>deal. There are a plethora of Wurlys out there, that have had this 
>done to them and they work as well as any other PSO, IMO. My 
>experience has been that proper re-pinning takes care of the initial 
>problem...permanently.
>Respectfully,
>
>Joseph Garrett, R.P.T.
>Captain, Tool Police
>Squares R I
>