Action Center Pin Progression

[gordon stelter]

Birdseye should be just tight enough not to wander
out. That's what I was taught, anyway.
     Thump

--- Terry <terry@farrellpiano.com> wrote:

> The long centerpin wires can be used on any kind of
> action center. You insert the pin in the normal way
> - you just pull it through farther! When sizing new
> bushings, you can daisy-chain a whole bunch of the
> flanges (or whatever) on a wire. You roughen one end
> with a file if you want to ream bushings. Pulling
> the flange across the wire burnishes real nice. Pull
> flange to other end and snip off.
> 
> Terry Farrell
> 
>   Hello Jurgen, Terry et al..
>   I am a bit puzzled as to how you insert a centre
> pin that long. What is the principle involved here.
> Is this only for butt-plated butts? I am used to the
> shorter UK pins and cannot conceive a method. There
> must be a special tool? Joe?
>   Regards from a sunny Sussex Downland village
>   Michael G.(UK)
> 
>     Terry Farrell wrote:
> 
>       I am in the process of repinning all action
> centers on a set of wippens, and flanges on the
> back-action. I like using the long Renner pinning
> wire. Unfortunately, in the range of sizes I need to
> work with, Renner only offers wire in 0.05
> millimeter increments. This fairly closely compares
> to 0.002-inch increments. If I use the Renner wire,
> and 1.30 mm wire (about 0.051-inch) is just a tad
> too loose - it would be ideal to use 1.325 wire
> (which would be roughly equal to a 0.052-inch), but
> unfortunately, Renner only offers their wire in the
> next size increment at 1.35 mm. 
> 
>       My question is this - does jumping up 0.05 mm
> (or 0.002-inch) significantly increase the risk of
> splitting the birdseye? Obviously, if I used the
> regular little individual center pins, I could limit
> the jump to 0.025 mm (0.001-inch). Is this a big
> deal or what?
> 
>       Terry Farrell
> 
>     Terry  - 
> 
>     I carry the European center rods.  Presently, I
> have over 20 sizes in stock, in increments of .025
> mm. 
>      1.325 mm is no problem.   See the size
> comparison chart on my website:
>    
> http://www.pianofortesupply.com/centerpinsizes.html
> 
>     Remember, if you are looking for any specialty
> item from Europe, I am the one who can supply it to
> you.  (Although I haven't branched out into
> champagne yet.)
> 
>     Jurgen Goering
>     Piano Forte Supply
> 
> 
> 



		
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