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From: Andrew Anderson <anrebe@gmail.com><br>
To: pianotech <pianotech@ptg.org><br>
Sent: Fri, Jan 25, 2013 5:27 am<br>
Subject: [pianotech] S&S B desk glide parts<br>
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<pre style="font-size: 9pt;"><tt>I take care of an institutional B that has those really thin desk glides. They
broke and I glued them. They broke and I screwed them. The department wanted
new replacements so I contacted the mothership and asked about ordering. I
figured with a serial number I should be fine. Not so fast, the parts
department told me that had only three styles current and some styles had
lapsed. I looked at the photos sent and selected the ones that looked very much
like the ones we have. Well, three months later I have finished desk glides
that are more than twice as thick, I can fix that on a table saw. They are also
about two inches short, the table saw isn't much help with that.
But cutting them thinner doesn't seem to be a good idea considering the history
and the short thing is a problem. I'm sure I'm not the only tech. up against
this problem. What are your solutions? What drove your choice?
Thanks,
Andrew Anderson, Artisan Piano
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