Tight Damper Flanges

[Bigeartb@AOL.COM]

To the very Helpful List:
Thank you all for your input. I'm back at the computer 20 Minutes later after 
drilling the flanges carefully. The bit removed shavings of brass as I 
thought as well as saw dust. The wires now fit nicely in the flange. I wish 
to take this opportunity to say thank you to all of the technicians on this 
list willing to share. Yes, I've been in this business over 25 years and have 
learned everything I know from study with a Mason-Hamlin factory technicians, 
reading and trial and error. After my buddy died, I had no one to talk shop 
talk until I joined the PTG last year, met Wilem Blees, and the wonderful 
people on this list. I know a lot of my questions seem stupid but most of the 
time I just need a little assurance although some times I do dumb 
things.....clean damper wires with 0000 steel. I don't mind asking and am 
still learning. 
TO ALL MY 'BEST OLE BUDDIES' IN THE PTG....THANK YOU. By the way as a retired 
educator ,past high school choral director and Guidance Counselor, you might 
be interested in this little tid bit......As a counselor the literature I 
received on jobs and career decisions stated that  the HAPPIEST PEOPLE IN 
THEIR JOBS WERE...........PIANO TUNERS.....Guess what......we are all 
"HAPPY". 


Tommy Black
Decatur, Ala.