<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD><TITLE>Message</TITLE> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2900.2963" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Geoff,</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I would start with the lubricant...I love Protek myself. If the lubricant eases the hammers then you might be ok.  But, caution the customer that piano must be played to keep the "muslces" exercised.  If piano is not used often, the sluggishness could come back.  However, if the flanges are too tight because the wood is too swollen around wood, then you may have to replace pins.  As a rule of thumb, I like to make sure hammers swing at least 7 times during winter and 3 or 4 during summer.  Back and forth count as two swings.  </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Jon</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=thetuner@ivories52.com href="mailto:thetuner@ivories52.com">Geoff Sykes</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, October 30, 2006 12:19 PM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Hammer flange question</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=984045816-30102006>Greetings all --</SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=984045816-30102006></SPAN></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=984045816-30102006>I have a customer with a Young Chang G-175 on which I'm going to go in and do some regulating. It's a 1987 so I know that it's in the middle of the growing action brackets years, but so far it shows little, if any, signs of this happening. </SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=984045816-30102006></SPAN></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=984045816-30102006>Most of the hammer flanges in this piano are too tight, giving from one to two swings at best. <SPAN class=984045816-30102006>Today's question is about hammer flanges. </SPAN></SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=984045816-30102006><SPAN class=984045816-30102006></SPAN></SPAN></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=984045816-30102006><SPAN class=984045816-30102006>If a flange is too loose, the bushing would usually need to be re-pinned, yes? That said...</SPAN></SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=984045816-30102006><SPAN class=984045816-30102006></SPAN></SPAN></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=984045816-30102006><SPAN class=984045816-30102006>I understand that there are three ways to deal with too-tight flanges:</SPAN></SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=984045816-30102006><SPAN class=984045816-30102006>    1) repin - remove the old pin, replace and/or ease the bushing and repin</SPAN></SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=984045816-30102006><SPAN class=984045816-30102006>    2) lubricate - with Protek, Goose-Juice, Naphtha+Silicon, etc.</SPAN></SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=984045816-30102006><SPAN class=984045816-30102006>    3) ease - Alcohol and water</SPAN></SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=984045816-30102006><SPAN class=984045816-30102006></SPAN></SPAN></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=984045816-30102006><SPAN class=984045816-30102006>What would you consider to be the requirements for any of these treatments? In other words, why and when do you choose one of these treatments over the others?</SPAN></SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=984045816-30102006><SPAN class=984045816-30102006></SPAN></SPAN></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=984045816-30102006><SPAN class=984045816-30102006>In the case of this Young Chang, the bushings and pins are clean, showing no signs of verdigris. </SPAN></SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=984045816-30102006><SPAN class=984045816-30102006></SPAN></SPAN></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=984045816-30102006><SPAN class=984045816-30102006>Looking forward to the discussion.</SPAN></SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=984045816-30102006><SPAN class=984045816-30102006></SPAN></SPAN></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=984045816-30102006><SPAN class=984045816-30102006>-- Geoff Sykes</SPAN></SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=984045816-30102006><SPAN class=984045816-30102006>-- Assoc. Los Angeles</SPAN></SPAN></FONT></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>