<!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 6.00.2800.1491" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Mother has one too.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Joe Goss RPT<BR>Mother Goose = Tools<BR><A href="mailto:imatunr@srvinet.com">imatunr@srvinet.com</A><BR><A href="http://www.mothergoosetools.com">www.mothergoosetools.com</A></FO= NT></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=jrpiano@win.eastlink.ca = href="mailto:jrpiano@win.eastlink.ca">John Ross</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> Sunday, February 27, 2005 = 7:55 PM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: Flange = Rebushing</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>John M. Ross <TABLE class=dcp_table cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=3 width=600 = border=0> <TBODY> <FORM = action=https://markotech.com/ECscripts/ECware.exe/Add?id=002 method=post> <TR> <TD vAlign=center width="1%" rowSpan=2> <DIV><A = href="http://markotech.com/ECscripts/ECware.exe/dcp?id=002&sku== 1855&type=A1QN11&lc=EN"><IMG hspace=2 = src="http://markotech.com/ecpublic/002/images/1855_th.jpg" vspace=2 border=0></A> </DIV></TD> <TD vAlign=center width="100%"><A = href="http://markotech.com/ECscripts/ECware.exe/dcp?id=002&sku== 1855&type=A1QN11&lc=EN"><FONT class=dcp_title face=Verdana color=#000000 = size=2><STRONG>Flange Bush Cloth Calibration Tool</STRONG></FONT></A> <FONT class=dcp_sku = face=Verdana size=1>- 1855</FONT> <BR><FONT = class=dcp_description face=Verdana size=2>This handy tool sizes bushing cloth = prior to installation. </FONT></TD></TR> <TR> <TD vAlign=center align=right> <TABLE cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=3 width="1%" border=0> <TBODY> <TR></TR></TBODY></TABLE> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial>I find this tool from Renner to = be </FONT></STRONG></DIV> <DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial>a good = help.</FONT></STRONG></DIV></TD></TR></FORM></TBODY></TABLE><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=kpiano@goldrush.com = href="mailto:kpiano@goldrush.com">Keith Roberts</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> Sunday, February 27, = 2005 10:40 PM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: Flange = Rebushing</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Georgia size=2>First get your bushing cloth = ripped to the right width. If it keeps breaking when you pull it through or it's = too easy to pull, these are your indicators. Trim the cloth to a long point = and I use my needle nose pliers to grab the cloth the roll them against the = flange to pull very evenly. Only a small amount comes through with each roll = of the pliers. Feed it through the other side of the flange and keep = pulling through until you have enough cloth to grab it with your hand and = pull it all the way to almost the end. A SMALL dab of glue and pull the = cloth on in cut it off long and jam a #20 pin in and let dry.  Use a tack = like the ones used to hang the damp chaser rod, it's .050" or a #20 and the = sharp tip makes it easy to slide in. When the glue dries, trim the excess felt = off and assemble the flange with the right pin and size the bushing to the = pin with  30% water/ alcohol. When it dries it's the right fit. = Don't force dry it. </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Georgia size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Georgia size=2>If you need them to work now. = Ream a size smaller than the pin you are using, put the pin in and heat the tip = with a lighter, 7 count. Work the flange, Burnishes it. </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Georgia size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Georgia size=2>Keith Roberts</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=terry@farrellpiano.com href="mailto:terry@farrellpiano.com">Terry</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> Sunday, February 27, = 2005 3:41 PM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Flange = Rebushing</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Got a question regarding = rebushing action centers - I have done only very little of this. Is it best to = install the cloth and then ream and pin, or is it a good thing to install the = cloth and insert a pin at the same time to size the bushing? Seems like = I need to stipulate a whole bunch more particulars, but that is the = essential question.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Terry = Farrell</FONT></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BLOCKQUOTE></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>=