Brass clips for action center

[Dave Nereson]

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Sent: Thursday, May 06, 2004 3:52 PM
Subject: Brass clips for action center


> Greetings,
>
>              Tuning a Girard piano the other day, I came across a broken
> brass clip that holds the hammer's center pin. It had two small screws
into the
> rail. I have never seen one like this. It's not a Billings type, and its
not
> like the other type that Schaff offers, which only has one screw into the
rail.
> Are the two screw type ones available anywhere? I usually only deal with
Schaff
> and I didn't see any ones like these in their catalog.
>
> Thanks,
> Julia Gottchall,
> Reading, PA

    I notice no response to this.  I've never seen clips, flanges, whatever,
with two screws.  You must have a real oddball.  Can you alter things with a
file, drill, or motor tool to make another type flange work?
    -David Nereson, RPT
>