As an afterthought on this, about 20 years ago I tried to replace the plastic hammer flanges and wippens on a 50 year old S&C. But none of the replacement parts from Schaff would work. Wim -----Original Message----- From: Encore Pianos <encorepianos at metrocast.net> To: pianotech <pianotech at ptg.org> Sent: Mon, Jan 2, 2012 4:51 am Subject: Re: [pianotech] Plastic Damper flanges This is no more than a guess on my part, but: This is likely a Pratt – Read action, yes? It is possible that there is no difference between these plastic parts that superseded earlier wood flanges other than material choice. Since these parts were put on so many different pianos, it seems reasonable to explore that avenue. Others may chime in if they have more immediate knowledge than I. If it turns out they are the same, then some supply house parts may fill the bill. Even though Story and Clark’s pianos these days are instruments made in China, it couldn’t hurt to call them and see if anybody would know. I think John Omatek is the person you need to talk to, at 1-800-247-6557. Nothing ventured, nothing gained. Once you find the correct underlever flanges, you could repin section end samples with the wood flanges and mount them on the rail to use as guides as you replace the set. Will Truitt From: pianotech-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces at ptg.org] On Behalf Of tnrwim at aol.com Sent: Monday, January 02, 2012 9:12 AM To: pianotech at ptg.org Subject: Re: [pianotech] Plastic Damper flanges Rob With no specs to go by, I guess the only thing left is to start from scratch. Buy new damper levers with flanges attached, and a new set of damper felts, and put them on, one at a time. This is going to be a long process. It would be best if you can get the piano to your shop, or be prepared to spend a couple of days at the customer's house. Which brings up the second problem. Make sure the customer is willing to pay for at least two days of work, plus parts. Wim -----Original Message----- From: Rob McCall <rob at mccallpiano.com> To: pianotech <pianotech at ptg.org> Sent: Mon, Jan 2, 2012 12:36 am Subject: [pianotech] Plastic Damper flanges Greetings and happy new year! This is from a 1955 Story & Clark console. Damper flanges are made of extremely brittle plastic. The lightest of touch and they disintegrate in your hands. When I opened the lid on the piano, all the dampers were piled up on top of each other at the bass end. I guess they tilted it when they moved it and the damper flanges self-destructed. Fortunately, all the other flanges on the piano are made of wood. I'm unable to get any specs on the flanges due to the fact that not a single one of them is whole. Best I can estimate, from the best one I could find is that the distance from the center pin to the center of the screw hole is around 15mm, and the spring appears to be about 1" long from it's attachment to the apex of the bend in the spring. Does anyone have any specs for this? Or does it look like the standard spinet flange from Schaff, etc. would work? Also, if anyone has any hints or tips as to how best to sort the pile of damper levers from the mayhem it's in, into the correct order it needs to be in, I'd appreciate it... and no, they aren't numbered... :-/ Regards, Rob McCall McCall Piano Service, LLC www.mccallpiano.com Murrieta, CA 951-698-1875 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/pianotech.php/attachments/20120102/e81507cf/attachment-0001.htm> -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: not available Type: image/jpeg Size: 89522 bytes Desc: not available URL: <https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/pianotech.php/attachments/20120102/e81507cf/attachment-0001.jpeg>
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