<font color='black' size='2' face='Georgia, Times New Roman, Times, Serif'><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif" size="2">Dennis writes: </font><br> <div> <div id="AOLMsgPart_1_803e251f-397c-4c38-a42c-62d9da18263d"><font> <div style="font-family: arial, helvetica; font-size: 10pt; color: black; "> <div id="AOLMsgPart_1_6140a9f2-fccd-4b97-989f-9bb3f46197a9"><font size="2" color="navy" face="Comic Sans MS, sans-serif">>>Yes, similar experiences with this vintage M&H. Not so much with drop screws as you mention but certainly all other pinning problems.  Breaking news....   Renner USA now has available replacement shanks and flanges for these.  Lloyd told me they are a copy of the Falcone flange.  We had a set on order for some time and they finally arrived this week.  <<</font><br> </div> <div id="AOLMsgPart_1_6140a9f2-fccd-4b97-989f-9bb3f46197a9"><font size="2" color="navy" face="Comic Sans MS, sans-serif"><br> </font></div> <div id="AOLMsgPart_1_6140a9f2-fccd-4b97-989f-9bb3f46197a9"><font size="2" color="navy" face="Comic Sans MS, sans-serif">Greetings, </font></div> <div id="AOLMsgPart_1_6140a9f2-fccd-4b97-989f-9bb3f46197a9"><font size="2" color="navy" face="Comic Sans MS, sans-serif">    Did you consider the WNG nylon parts? I think they have all the M&H dimensions covered, and I seem to remember that they can duplicate whatever flange/shank combo needed.  Never seen anything as consistent as they are, and the last two actions I have put together with them have gone together like the engineers designed them.  When regulated, all the let-off buttons and drop screws are in straight rows. (that IS where most of the irregularities  accumulate when the regulation is done).  I have never seen that with wooden parts. </font></div> <div id="AOLMsgPart_1_6140a9f2-fccd-4b97-989f-9bb3f46197a9"><font size="2" color="navy" face="Comic Sans MS, sans-serif"> Regards, </font></div> </div> </font><br> <br> <div style="color: black; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 13px; clear: both; "><font color="black" face="arial" size="2">Ed Foote RPT<br> http://www.piano-tuners.org/edfoote/well_tempered_piano.html</font></div> <div> <div id="AOLMsgPart_1_803e251f-397c-4c38-a42c-62d9da18263d"><font><font> <div style="clear: both; "><tt><tt><font><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif"> <br> </font><font class="Apple-style-span" face="helvetica, arial" size="3">   </font> </font></tt></tt></div> </font></font></div> </div> </div>  </div> </font>