<!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 6.00.2800.1170" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial>Hi Mike,</FONT></STRONG></DIV> <DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial>The flanges with the sliding pins, are they ones that have the plates and screws, holding them in place?</FONT></STRONG></DIV> <DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial>If they are, the problem was caused by the humidity fluctuations.</FONT></STRONG></DIV> <DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial>If the pins can be pushed back in place without damaging the bushing, then just push them into place and tighten the screw. If the pins are loose, repin.</FONT></STRONG></DIV> <DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial>I do not recommend the metal pin retainers, at all.</FONT></STRONG></DIV> <DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial>Regards,</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> <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=mkurta@adelphia.net href="mailto:mkurta@adelphia.net">Mike Kurta</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=pianotech@ptg.org href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">PTG List</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Friday, May 16, 2003 8:04 AM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Sliding pins</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>    Hi All:</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>    I keep running across older Yamaha consoles, mainly schools and churches that have hammer shank pins that have slid sideways.  Often they've moved so far as to cause hammer wobble and even inoperative hammers.  Because of cost limitations I've been able to pry most of these back into position and dab a bit of Titebond over the end of the flange to keep the pin in place.  </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>    I know these need repinning, but so far this has worked.  Aside from the metal pin retainers sold to limit pin movement, is there  a better way besides repinning I should consider?  </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>    Mike Kurta</FONT></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>