Flange Bushing Cloth

[Farrell]

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Hello Isaac,

Yes, the long center pins are available in the US. Not only do they =
burnish, but you can file one end to a long sharp point and you have a =
perfectly sized reamer also.

A pinning plank? No, I don't use any such thing. What is that? Picture?

I did not know Renner sold "5 or 6 thickness of bushing cloth in strips, =
that you have to glue yourself". That sounds like a winner - next time I =
order, I will need to ask about those. Thanks.

I just don't do much rebushing work, so I really haven't noticed any =
drawbacks with the graphite that is reported to be in their cloth. I =
hear so much negative about it, I would just as soon use cloth without =
the graphite.

Terry Farrell=20
  ----- Original Message -----=20
  From: Isaac sur Noos=20
  To: Pianotech=20
  Sent: Thursday, January 22, 2004 3:23 AM
  Subject: RE: Flange Bushing Cloth


  Hi Terry,

  good to you that you catched on this, as it is the usual method for =
production repining. So the long center pins are available in the US ? I =
like the fact they burnish the cloth,it is faster than using a burnished =
separately. Many other advantages, as you state.=20
  Are you using a "pinning plank" to be at ease and pull the pin =
straight also ?

  Pre glued bushing flange are thickest than many old parts, but  they =
sell also 5 or 6 thickness of bushing cloth in strips, that you have to =
glue yourself (and graphite , they recommend !) pure wool is considered =
the good choice (while I never seen "Wool mark" mark on cloth !.

  Have just an idea about the graphite on the bushing cloth : its =
presence as an hygroscopic material, allow possibly the flange cloth to =
react more with humidity , then more thickness is obtained while the =
hole enlarges because of more humidity ? Let's stay positive !

  Best Regards.


  Isaac OLEG


    -----Message d'origine-----
    De : pianotech-bounces@ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org]De =
la part de Farrell
    Envoy=E9 : jeudi 22 janvier 2004 02:09
    =C0 : Pianotech
    Objet : Re: Flange Bushing Cloth


    I don't know anything about Schaff's bushing cloth and cutting =
cloth, etc. I have been using Renner pre-cut & pre-glued bushing cloth =
strips and using their flange bushing cloth sizing tool:  =
http://markotech.com/ECscripts/ECware.exe/dcp?id=3D002&sku=3D1855&type=3D=
A1QN11&lc=3DEN  These materials and tools have made rebushing flanges =
painless and perfect everytime for me. Renner's long (about two feet) =
center pins are very handy also when doing a bunch of flanges. Joel =
Rappaport (I think it was him - the guy that does Tanglewood) did a =
class at a convention a few years back on this method.

    Terry Farrell

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    From: "Benny L. Tucker" <precisionpiano@alltel.net>
    To: <pianotech@ptg.org>
    Sent: Wednesday, January 21, 2004 7:33 PM
    Subject: Flange Bushing Cloth


    > List,
    >     I took on one of those jobs that I didn't really want, to =
re-pin the
    > butt flanges on an old upright action. While most bushings =
presented no
    > problem, a few pushed out while removing the old pins. I've never =
re-bushed
    > flanges before, so out with the Reblitz and Schaff catalog. Got my =
supplies,
    > and following Reblitz's directions, I could not get the cloth to =
meet in the
    > hole. Once, twice, three, four or more times I could not get this =
bushing
    > cloth to lay in the hole gapless. So I got to measuring and =
calculating and
    > here's what I came up with.
    > Flange Bushing drill =3D 7/64ths diameter. This calculates out to =
a hole that
    > would be 11/32nds in circumference.
    > Flange Bushing cloth advertised as 17/64th's. That's 5/64th's less =
than
    > needed already. The actual cloth I got out of a dozen strips was 8 =
strips of
    > 7/32nds and 4 strips was 1/4 inch wide.
    > Now, am I missing something here? Am I using the wrong size drill =
to ream
    > the old bushings out? Is there a suitable alternative to "flange =
bushing
    > cloth", other than buying a whole yard of it and cutting myself. =
It would
    > take me forever to use a yard of the stuff, not to mention the =
price it
    > fairly steep just to have some on hand when the need arises.
    > Thanks for your help.
    >=20
    > Benny L. Tucker
    > Precision Piano Tuning & Repair
    > Thomaston, Ga.
    >=20
    >=20
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