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<BODY bgColor=#ffffff>I was taught to do the same thing but use a=
19 center pin and follow it. Haven't actually=
done that again in a long time though...<BR><BR>David=
I.<BR><BR><BR><BR><BR>
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Original message<BR>From: Alan Barnard=
<TUNE4U@EARTHLINK.NET><BR>To: Pianotech=
<PIANOTECH@PTG.ORG><BR>Received: Sat, 3 Sep 2005 21:31:35=
-0500<BR>Subject: Repinning Tip was Re: Steinway double flange=
fitting to butts<BR><BR>
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<DIV align=left>I get tired of fussing with pin, press, flange,=
and birdseye--trying to align the parts and insert the pin=
without trying to ram it through hard rock maple--so I have=
a foolproof little system. (And it works for me which proves=
that any fool can do it.)</DIV>
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<DIV>I run a thin, straight piece of piano wire, or a smooth=
round burnishing tool, through the whole assembly, then=
pull the wire back while guiding the pin through the first=
side of the flange and slightly into the birdseye. Then press=
the pin on through, pushing the wire or tool the rest of=
the way out. The wire/tool keeps everything aligned so the pin=
centers every time, and it's fast.</DIV>
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<DIV>Alan Barnard</DIV>
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<DIV>Salem, Missouri</DIV>
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<DIV style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color:=
black"><B>From:</B> <A title=joegarrett@earthlink.net=
href="mailto:joegarrett@earthlink.net">Joe Garrett</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To: </B><A=
title=pianotech@ptg.org=
href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">pianotech</A></DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> 09/03/2005 8:29:20 PM=
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: Steinway double=
flange fitting to butts</DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>David Nereson said: "<FONT=
face="Times New Roman" size=3>Also infamous are the <BR>double=
flanges made to supposedly fit old Steinway uprights. They=
<BR>don't. The birdseyes are too wide for the ears of the=
flange, which <BR>have to be filed down. (If the birdseye=
is filed down, it increases <BR>friction if the butt rubs=
against the inside of the flange) =
--Dave,</FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV>Don't file it, sand it. I use 320 on sandpaper file,=
(Joe Garrett Special Order- - available to all. end of=
commercial.<G>)</DIV>
<DIV>Once you've sanded to fit the flange, use a fine countersink=
to put a "dent" in each side of the birdseye. This makes the=
pinning alignment easier.</DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Joe Garrett, R.P.T.<BR>Captain, Tool=
Police<BR>Squares R=
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