<!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 5.50.4134.100" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <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> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Yep ... dealer prep on a used piano, = hence the interest in being economical.  Any thoughts/ideas would be greatly appreciated.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Thank you in advance --</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Z! Reinhardt  RPT<BR>Ann = Arbor  MI<BR><A href="mailto:diskladame@provide.net">diskladame@provide.net</A></FONT><= /DIV></BODY></HTML>