Old plastic action parts

[Farrell]

Hi John. I have a set of constant-diameter reamers, but I do not know if
they are the Don Manino reamers. Where did you get yours and what is the
part number. OR - do they come in a set of about six sizes and look like a
long straight wire that is mostly smooth, but with a short burred section
near the wooden handle? I think I got mine from Schaff. Can you describe the
motion you use with these reamers to get a consistent pin fit. I find that I
need to use at least one size larger reamer, and the fit depends much on my
reaming motion.

There are also some reamers available from Pianotek that look like long thin
router bits (the reamer is two blades along the whole length of the reamer.
They are also of constant diameter. I seem to have better luck with them.

Is one of these the Manino reamers?

Terry Farrell

----- Original Message -----
From: "John Ross" <piano.tech@ns.sympatico.ca>
To: <pianotech@ptg.org>
Sent: Friday, September 21, 2001 6:59 AM
Subject: Re: Old plastic action parts


> 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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