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<DIV><SPAN class=774562818-23052003>Well I try not to go farther than =
1400 it is
yet a large size.</SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=774562818-23052003><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff =
size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=774562818-23052003>Ideally we should add one size
only.</SPAN></DIV>
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size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=774562818-23052003><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff =
size=2>That's
funny because when I begin to learn the trade, all the pinning work in =
the shop
was done with these long centers, and of course they burnish the flange =
in one
direction only (but thy work the Birdseye too a little more than pre cut =
centers.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=774562818-23052003><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff =
size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=774562818-23052003><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff =
size=2>After
that I begin to use precut, and the direction of the fiber I did not =
think
about. Even the burnished I use in both directions, and more than =
wanted, I
have to go on size more than what I want.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=774562818-23052003><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff =
size=2>So
I'll give a try next time, but yet I suspect this fiber direction idea =
will
change many things.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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class=774562818-23052003></SPAN><SPAN class=774562818-23052003><FONT =
face=Arial
color=#0000ff size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=774562818-23052003> I don't see how the center =
may not
hold well in the Birdseye, unless the part quality is really poor, or =
the part
have been brutalized in some sort.</SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=774562818-23052003>Even Renner say that some factory =
and some
techs ask for no graphite in their parts. </SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=774562818-23052003>seem to me that it can give a =
better
consistency in time, but yes I've seen many times sluggish parts while =
new, or
recent, I'd consider it more a wood moisture problem but every idea is
welcome.</SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=774562818-23052003><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff =
size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=774562818-23052003><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff =
size=2>Beside, Renner is the only place where I can find really good =
graphite
sticks (round ones, really slick . Not that I make a large use of them
...</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=774562818-23052003><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff =
size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=774562818-23052003><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff =
size=2>Talking about moisture, they say 45%-70% is acceptable, and =
that in a
very dry shop, the action will stabilize dry after a week (seem a long =
delay to
me) </FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=774562818-23052003><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff =
size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=774562818-23052003><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff =
size=2>Nowadays we can't say they are not experienced in piano actions =
!</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=774562818-23052003><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff =
size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=774562818-23052003><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff =
size=2>Best
Regards.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=774562818-23052003><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff =
size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=774562818-23052003><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff =
size=2>Isaac
OLEG</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
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size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
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face=Tahoma
size=2>-----Message d'origine-----<BR><B>De :</B> =
caut-bounces@ptg.org
[mailto:caut-bounces@ptg.org]<B>De la part de</B> Richard
Brekne<BR><B>Envoyé :</B> vendredi 23 mai 2003 =
12:14<BR><B>À :</B>
College and University Technicians<BR><B>Objet :</B> Re: =
Efficient
repining method by Renner<BR><BR></FONT></DIV>
<P>David's Email wrote:
<BLOCKQUOTE TYPE="CITE">Rebushing rather than repinning at what =
size?
21.5? Interesting that in <BR>Renner's technical info they =
didn't
mention the most important aspect, i.e. <BR>the pin must be tight in =
the
birdseye.
<P>David I. <BR> <BR><A
=
href="https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives"></A> </P></BLOCKQU=
OTE>
<P><BR>Well...what sounds good in a document, and what actually is =
done, and
what actually results are ofte times different things entirely.
<P>Personally, I have yet to find a set of stock shanks that I havent =
been
able to improve substantially by repinning. And secondly, when I order =
shanks
from Renner I specify that no graphite is to be used in the bushing =
felt.
Sometimes I have to order from an alternate manufacturer because of =
this. I
like most everything Renner makes, but I wish somebody would let them =
know
that graphite in bushings is not such a good idea.... especially when =
there is
a great alternative.
<P>RicB <BR>-- <BR>Richard Brekne <BR>RPT, N.P.T.F. <BR>UiB, Bergen, =
Norway
<BR><A =
href="mailto:rbrekne@broadpark.no">mailto:rbrekne@broadpark.no</A>
<BR><A
=
href="http://home.broadpark.no/~rbrekne/ricmain.html">http://home.broad=
park.no/~rbrekne/ricmain.html</A>
<BR><A
=
href="http://www.hf.uib.no/grieg/personer/cv_RB.html">http://www.hf.uib=
.no/grieg/personer/cv_RB.html</A>
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