Old plastic action parts

[Stacy Adams]

Thanks Roger, and to everyone who replied.  I would have loved to give this 
job a try just so I can say I did one, but I learned today that the owner 
will likely be sending the piano to auction.  Too bad.  I might have to look 
into Don Mannino's reamers just out of curiosity, though.  Does he sell them 
directly?

Things are great here, Roger, I wish we'd have moved to Victoria ages ago.  
I'll be sure to send you a picture of me mowing my lawn this Christmas!  
(Aren't we West Coast people ever smug?)

Thanks again,

Stacy




>
>Hi Stacey and John,
>                                A good job whilst watching TV.  If you ream
>all the bushings of the new flanges out to #21 with the Mannino reamer the
>job goes a lot easier.  A few weeks ago I changed a complete set of wippen
>flanges this way.   With the new flanges prepped, the job went quite
>quickly in the shop,  and it seemed less tedious.
>Think like a factory worker, so you are not constantly picking up a
>different tool, is the key to speed and consistency. You soon get a rhythm
>going.
>One job like this and the reamers have paid for them selves.
>Hope things are going well in Vic for you and the family.   Just think no
>-40C this winter.  <G>
>Regards Roger
>
>
>At 07:59 AM 9/21/01 -0300, you wrote:
> >Hi Stacy,
> >I just replaced all the p;astic parts with wood in a similar vintage
> >Heintzman,
> >last month.
> >I replaced the jacks w/o flanges, the backchecks, the hammer and wippen
> >flanges and the
> >damper flanges. I used the parts from Schaff #3791, 530X , 511C and 
>3717W.
> >Pianophile did not have the jacks w/o flanges. By using Schaff I was able 
>to
> >pass
> >a saving on to the customer.
> >There was no problem with regulation, after the exchange of parts.
> >If you don't have a set of Don Manino's reamers, now is the time, because 
>it
> >is
> >a lot of centre pins to replace.
> >It did take quite a lot of time, but the customer was happy with the 
>bill.
> >Be sure to
> >demonstrate all the work involved. The hammer butt flanges were actually 
>ok,
> >but
> >it didn't make sense not to change them, when everything was apart.
> >Regards,
> >John M. Ross
> >Windsor, Nova Scotia, Canada
> >piano.tech@ns.sympatico.ca
> >----- Original Message -----
> >From: "Stacy Adams" <adams_piano@hotmail.com>
> >To: <pianotech@ptg.org>
> >Sent: Friday, September 21, 2001 12:27 AM
> >Subject: Old plastic action parts
> >
> >
> >>
> >> List,
> >>
> >> I inspected an older (50s or 60s) Heinzman console today, the piano was 
>to
> >> be evaluated for consigment at the store I work at.  The piano was in
> >> absolutely great shape, good board, bridges nearly perfect, nice finish
> >> even...but the action had plastic flanges and jacks.  The jacks were so
> >> brittle that I would just have to press lightly on the side of one and 
>it
> >> would snap off at the centre pin.  I wonder if it would be possible to
> >find
> >> a similar wooden jack, and also replace the flanges?  Has anyone ever
> >> attempted anything like this?  I would expect that even if this were
> >> possible it probably wouldn't be cost effective given the amount of 
>labor
> >> involved.
> >>
> >> Any comments?
> >>
> >> Stacy Adams
> >> Victoria, BC
> >>
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