<!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 6.00.2800.1515" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <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 I</FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>