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<DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial>I was assuming you would be using brass rail
butts.</FONT></STRONG></DIV>
<DIV>John M. Ross<BR>Windsor, Nova Scotia, Canada<BR><A
href="mailto:jrpiano@win.eastlink.ca">jrpiano@win.eastlink.ca</A></DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Sunday, February 05, 2006 11:33
AM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: Brass Rail to Wood Flange
Conversion</DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Yeah, but grand flanges are outies
rather than innies like on an upright!</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Terry Farrell</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial>How about a grand flange, I believe they are
flat? </FONT></STRONG></DIV>
<DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial>You could cut to size, and use sandpaper to
stabilize the side to side motion.</FONT></STRONG></DIV>
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<DIV>John M. Ross<BR>Windsor, Nova Scotia, Canada<BR><A
href="mailto:jrpiano@win.eastlink.ca">jrpiano@win.eastlink.ca</A></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial>I checked out the action center position pretty
closely before making this conversion. I just double-checked it with the
original setup again (not that I had ANY doubts! ;-). It is real
close to original - if anything a quarter of a millimeter low, so I really
don't want to lower it any more.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><FONT size=3>However, I did incorporate some
of Ron's suggestion (although not the heart of his suggestion) -
I ran a length of #17-</FONT>1/2<FONT size=3> music wire along the
bottom side of the flange screw (nice snug fit) and kept the
upper brass rod.</FONT></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial>I have to admit that I still like the idea of having
the full height of the flange intimately contacting the action rail. If
nothing else, it will likely make me sleep better at
night....</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial>Terry Farrell</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial>BTW: What kind of flange does is completely flat on
the back side - no
cut-out?</FONT></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BLOCKQUOTE></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>