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<DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial>Ran into a loose centre pin on a wippen plastic
flange today.</FONT></STRONG></DIV>
<DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial>Now if it had been a wooden one, I would have
reamed for a larger pin, and the wood would have allowed
this.</FONT></STRONG></DIV>
<DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial>I changed the flange.</FONT></STRONG></DIV>
<DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial>What is the preferred method with these plastic
flanges?</FONT></STRONG></DIV>
<DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial>I could have rebushed, but that takes more time,
and what type of glue do you use.</FONT></STRONG></DIV>
<DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial>I agree that the plastic parts do not change with
humidity, and they can be made with closer tolerances. </FONT></STRONG></DIV>
<DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial>But what do we do when they wear
out?</FONT></STRONG></DIV>
<DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial>Change them?</FONT></STRONG></DIV>
<DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial>This piano, is probably around 10+ years old.
Trust me to forget the serial number, and it is an hour
away.</FONT></STRONG></DIV>
<DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial>John M. Ross<BR>Windsor, Nova Scotia, Canada<BR><A
href="mailto:jrpiano@win.eastlink.ca">jrpiano@win.eastlink.ca</A></FONT></STRONG></DIV></BODY></HTML>