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<font face="arial" size=2>Hi Robin,<br>
For what it is worth. I have rebushed and reused a set of old flange's,
with a set of new wippens. It is important to carefully measure the
centre line of the centre pin wrt to the cut out for the rail. <br>
1mm off in this area can significantly alter the touch weight.<br>
Roger. <br>
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<font size=2><blockquote type=cite cite>Dear list,</font><br>
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</font><font face="arial" size=2>Have any of you had to deal with putting
new whippen flanges on an old (1929) Steinway grand?? If so, what
problems arose?? And how did you resolve them?</font><br>
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</font><font face="arial" size=2>Specifically, were there any geometry
difficulties introduced as a result? Was the keybed to string height
different than on a modern instrument? Were there problems getting the
piano to regulate correctly?</font><br>
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</font><font face="arial" size=2>Thank you,</font><br>
<font size=2>Robin Blankenship</font><br>
<font size=2>Associate Member</font><br>
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<div>Roger Jolly</div>
<div>Saskatoon, Canada.</div>
<div>306-665-0213</div>
Fax 652-0505
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