Hi, Dale, At 08:48 PM 11/28/2010, you wrote: > I agree. > When I was a kid in 1972 I used Freddies method on a new D at a > local college. It has held up well all these years. Now the action > is tired and I will get a chance to revisit this old friend this > year and see how they held up. The problem was that the parts were > never fit correctly in the mother ship. This issue could have > easily been resolved in the factory at the time of manufacture. Yes... > Water under the bridge, Aye Horace? Sadly, yes. As you note, these actions really can work very, very well for a very long time...if they are set up well to begin with. Best. Horace > Dale Erwin > >It wasn't until things were largely at crisis level that Freddie >Drasche started teaching his home-grown technique of rolling brass >center pins between two files.... > >Too bad...still an excellent concept...once fully worked through, >it's very stable and will last a long time. > >Best. > >Horace > > > >Regards Roger > > > > > >At 10:01 AM 11/26/2010, you wrote: > >>Roger & Ed, thanks for the encouragement. Here's a photo of the relocated > >>knuckle and reinforced yoke. > >> > >>This is a 1971 L donated to the Cape Cod Conservatory. Heavy action, high > >>friction readings but no binding components. Moving the knuckle > should drop > >>the friction to a reasonable level. The original knuckles were 11mm wide. > >> > >>This produced excessive after touch and a drop screw head > buried >>into the flange. > >>I'm confident the knuckle relocation and size reduction will > bring the action > >>around to a manageable regulation. > >> > >>One argument to be made for not replacing the shanks is that > these >>are seasoned, > >>new ones would travel and twist in the coming years. I think > Teflon >>bushing are > >>Ok, it's the unstable wood around them that causes the problems. > >> > >>Now on to graduating their weight and repinning. I'll also > be >>installing underlever > >>assist springs and replacing the single string felts. Fun & Games. > >>-- > >> > >>Regards, > >> > >>Jon Page > >> > >> > >>__________ Information from ESET NOD32 Antivirus, version of > virus >>signature database 5651 (20101126) __________ > >> > >>The message was checked by ESET NOD32 Antivirus. > >> > >><http://www.eset.com>http://www.eset.com > >> > >> >
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