<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2900.2873" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Dear Terry:</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I was haveing a similar problem with action parts from a 1917 Kronich and Bach upright. The hammer butts were worn and unbushed, making them wiggle when one pressed a key.. The but is still in one piece, but the bushing is gone. Is it best to use a bigger pin or go through the trouble of rebushing the wiggly hammer butts?</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Thanks for the great picture.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Wayne Williams</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Schroon Lake, NY</FONT></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE dir=ltr style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV> <DIV style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"><B>From:</B> <A title=mfarrel2@tampabay.rr.com href="mailto:mfarrel2@tampabay.rr.com">Farrell</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=pianotech@ptg.org href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">pianotech@ptg.org</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Monday, April 24, 2006 4:05 PM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Action Center Wood Repairs</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Had a damper flange and a couple hammer butt action centers with terminal wood damage. 1890s Chickering upright - a little odd parts - figured it was easier to fix than find replacements. Below is a picture of the damage.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><IMG alt="" hspace=0 src="cid:000701c667da$739628f0$0301a8c0@DESKTOP" align=baseline border=0></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>The damper flange was too far gone, and a Schaff flange was an exact replacement except for the action center location.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Fortunately, EPOXY MAN came to the rescue (and thank goodness there was a phone booth nearby)!</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>West System #105 Epoxy Resin, #205 Fast Hardener, their two-step bonding method, and #404 High Density Adhesive Filler were used.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Below is a picture of the final fix. All told, may have taken a half-hour. But I think it is a good fix for hard-to-replace action parts. Even if replacement parts were available, it still may have been a faster fix (although not one to do in a customer's home).</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><IMG alt="" hspace=0 src="cid:000801c667da$739899f0$0301a8c0@DESKTOP" align=baseline border=0></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Terry Farrell</FONT></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>