Billings flanges

[Joe & Penny Goss]

Hi Tom,
If the flange screw is loose for a long time the pin  will wear out the
hole.
Generally you can force the yoke open with a screw driver allowing the use
of a larger pin. You will have to ream out the bushing.
Joe Goss
imatunr@primenet.com
http://www.primenet.com/~imatunr/

----- Original Message -----
From: <Tvak@AOL.COM>
To: <pianotech@ptg.org>
Sent: Thursday, March 08, 2001 8:38 PM
Subject: Billings flanges


> I recently tuned a Kimball console, dating back to the 40's, and found
> several wobbly hammers.  So I tried to tighten the hammer butt flanges
> without removing the action, but it didn't help.  Then I took out the
action
> and found brass hammer butt flanges.  (Billings flanges)  I tried to
re-pin
> one, but although the size of pin in the flange was too loose, resulting
in
> side play, the next size up would not fit into the flange at all!   I'm
> planning on going to Shaff, buying some new flanges and replacing the old
> ones, but is there a fix of the situation without replacing the flange?
(and
> thereby saving me a trip to Schaff!)  And I wonder: what causes a brass
> flange to loosen up like that?
>
> Tom Sivak
> Associate Member Chicago Chapter PTG
>