<!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 6.00.2800.1106" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" color=#000080></FONT> </DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE dir=ltr style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; = BORDER-LEFT: #000080 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=diskladame@provide.net = href="mailto:diskladame@provide.net">Z! Reinhardt</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> June 19, 2003 4:41 = PM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Pesky Pins on Renner Action</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Friends:</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Here's the deal -- a 10-year-old = Renner action in need of some work.  All of the hammershanks in the killer octave = section go decidedly to the right (non-perpendicular to rail) rather than = squarely over the whippens.  This is the only section that is = affected, and this "hammershank detour" is almost enough to cause the hammer to = miss the left string when the note is played.  Each flange is "anchored" = in back by a pin in the flange rail in addition to being held in = place by the flange screw.  In other words, side-to-side movement is = kept to a bare minimum.  There is no room in the size of the screw hole = to allow for proper alignment.  </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Does anyone out there have an = economical means of dealing with this?  Sure I could pull out the anchoring pins, but = what would be the best way to keep the flanges from drifting around?  = Would laying down a thin sheet of sandpaper be an option or would the = thickness of the sandpaper alter the action spread?</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV></BLOCKQUOTE> <DIV dir=ltr><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" color=#000080>Remove the = hammershanks. Pull the pins. Install sandpaper strip. Replace and space the hammershanks.</FONT></DIV> <DIV dir=ltr><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" = color=#000080></FONT> </DIV> <DIV dir=ltr><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" color=#000080>Del</FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>