<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=US-ASCII"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2900.3132" name=GENERATOR></HEAD> <BODY id=role_body style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #000000; FONT-FAMILY: Arial" bottomMargin=7 leftMargin=7 topMargin=7 rightMargin=7><FONT id=role_document face=Arial color=#000000 size=2> <DIV> <DIV>Jim</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>That's good advice. I heard about that rule, too, but I forgot. </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Wim </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>In a message dated 6/13/07 6:15:58 A.M. Central Daylight Time, harvey.pianotech@gmail.com writes:</DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: blue 2px solid"><FONT style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" face=Arial color=#000000 size=2>Wim,<BR><BR>I tend to follow the advice of many books, and my mentors, one of whom<BR>always said that rule #1 was to tighten the screws, and rule #2 was to<BR>make sure the screws are tight.<BR><BR>The theory is that by tightening first, you stabilize things, and, you<BR>don't run the risk of having junk get between the flanges and the<BR>rails -- in this case, hammer filings which could then (arguably)<BR>influence hammer travel -- which will need correcting anyway if<BR>they're that loose, whether tightening is first or not.<BR><BR>I might suggest that any traumatized centers should be treated as a<BR>separate item.<BR><BR>On 6/12/07, Wimblees@aol.com <Wimblees@aol.com> wrote:<BR>><BR>><BR>> I just shaped the hammers, tightened the screws, etc. on an old upright. I<BR>> shaped the hammers before tightening the flange screws. (They were pretty<BR>> loose). But is that what most of you do, or he other way around? My theory<BR>> is that with a "loose" flange, there won't be as much side pressure on the<BR>> centers as I shape the hammers. I am right with my theory, or will a tight<BR>> flange hold the butt better, and not put pressure on the center?<BR>><BR>> Wim<BR><BR>-- <BR>Jim Harvey, RPT<BR><harvey.pianotech@gmail.com><BR><www.harveypiano.com><BR></FONT></BLOCKQUOTE></DIV> <DIV></DIV> <DIV> </DIV></FONT><BR><BR><BR><DIV><FONT style="color: black; font: normal 10pt ARIAL, SAN-SERIF;"><HR style="MARGIN-TOP: 10px">See what's free at <A title="http://www.aol.com?ncid=AOLAOF00020000000503" href="http://www.aol.com?ncid=AOLAOF00020000000503" target="_blank">AOL.com</A>. </FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>