Iver's & Pond 46734; butt plates for these hopefully available soon.

[Prof. Euphonious Thump]

I haven't been able to get in touch with Mike Madeira
( Organ Supply )Co.,  the last guy who said he'd make
these. So now I'm looking into fitting brass tubes
over the studs, and using the Scaff plates.
Thump


--- mccleskey112 at bellsouth.net wrote:

> Thump. Hey: The one I'm looking at is about that
> size but it is model 39. 
> ala 1910. It's not ornate at all but rather
> plain-jane.
> I am considering including a new brass rail in the
> estimate. I see in the 
> Schaff catalogue that they will duplicate one for
> me. I'm wondering if that 
> will take care of the flange problem. Am I opening a
> can of worms or what.
> 
> Gerald McCleskey
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Prof. Euphonious Thump" <lclgcnp at yahoo.com>
> To: "Pianotech List" <pianotech at ptg.org>
> Sent: Thursday, February 28, 2008 10:36 AM
> Subject: Re: Iver's & Pond 46734;butt plates for
> these hopefully available 
> soon.
> 
> 
> > Can't help you with the hours, but a  super
> piano!!!
> > ( How tall is it ??? My model 19 is 57", with an
> "art
> > case". )
> > Thump
> >
> > P.S. The butt plates Schaff sells don't really fit
> > these pianos, as they're for the rails with the
> swaged
> > "bumps"---not the tiny posts like these have. I'm
> > trying to have some made with a  narrower ( more
> > appropriate) notch at the bottom but, failing
> that, am
> > trying to source some tiny tubing that can be cut
> to
> > short sections and glued over the posts ( like,
> from
> > model train suppliers ) to make them fatter.
> >     The Schaff plates can be used, but will shift
> > diagonally when the screw is tightened, because
> the
> > notch is too wide. ( And then the upper corner
> might
> > rub inside the hammer butt. ) If any of y'all
> would
> > like some sets of the more appropriate
> plates,please
> > email me now, so I can tell the machinist and get
> his
> > price down!!!
> >
> >
> > 
> >
>
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