On Fri, Nov 6, 2009 at 2:31 AM, David Nereson <da88ve at gmail.com> wrote: > On the subject of repinning, how do you deal with butts that have > Billings flanges? You can't repin more than about 1 or two sizes bigger, > because the center pin won't push through the brass flange. > I've tried widening the flange by prying it open with a screwdriver, but > then when tightening the flange screw, I've had some of them split or crack. > Oh, you can squeeze them shut in a vise, and drill the hole larger, but > what a hassle! I've had drill bits break trying to do that. > Are you obliged to re-bush all the butts first so you can use a small > enough center pin? > --David Nereson, RPT > I discovered the same problem you did about 40 years ago, that's why I keep a supply of new billings flanges on hand, the new ones WILL open wider and accept a larger pin. I find the cost of them, $.92 each or about $10 for a dozen cheaper than my time to rebush that many hammer butts! Good luck, Mike -- I intend to live forever. So far, so good. Steven Wright Michael Magness Magness Piano Service 608-786-4404 www.IFixPianos.com email mike at ifixpianos.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://ptg.org/pipermail/pianotech.php/attachments/20091106/bff07681/attachment.htm>
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