Dear Gordon and List, It is possible to travel Billings flanges. As I remember, it requires two pairs of fine nose pliers. Grab the narrow portion (near the centerpin) with one plier, hold the tongues of the lower portion with the other pair, and CRANK on it to bend the flange in the direction it needs to go to correct the travelling. Installing new Billings flanges in an old action is the way to go, as the old ones often crack at the top, especially if someone has installed an oversize pin along the line. These flanges were a great idea, one of many who have passed into the archives of piano history. Earl Billings, now deceased, owned the Billings Baldwin piano dealership here in Long Beach, California. He mentioned to me on more than one occasion that it was his grandfather who invented and patented the Billings flange. Steve Schell stfrsc@juno.com
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