new hammer flanges

[Joe & Penny Goss]

Hi Frank, 
There are several sizes of flanges on those old pianers. I find that none
of the modern flanges available exactly fit all actions built in the 1900s
to 1930s. So every action that came my way, for a few years, was robbed of
its parts for future use. Some times the foot of a flange needs to be
sanded down to fit. Better if too big than too small <G> 
Joe Goss

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> From: Frank Cahill <fcahill@erols.com>
> To: pianotech@ptg.org
> Subject: new hammer flanges
> Date: Tuesday, December 29, 1998 7:27 PM
> 
> I recntly tuned an old upright...about 70 yrs old. Someone had put on
> new hammers, shanks, butts, and flanges.  The problem is that the
> flanges were loose and hammer alignment was everywhere.
> 
> Tonight I came back to tighten flanges and align hammers.  I suspect
> that the problem is that the flanges do not fit the rail properly...not
> a tight enough fit.  I tried every flange I had in my kit, all from
> Schaff or APSCO. None of them fit very well.
> 
> Is this just the way things are?  Does no one make good replacement
> flanges?  
> 
> I've been doing piano work since '91 and never replaced an upright
> flange...lucky I guess! On grands, the painos have been in production so
> it was easy to get good rreplacements.
> -- 
> 
> Frank Cahill
> Associate Member
> Northern Va