Fellow PTG members,
Hi. This is the first time that I am entering the forum. I decided to take home the action of an old Stieff upright earlier this week. The piano is located in the lower level/basement of a church where I'm employed as the music minister.
I bought the Schaff brass flanges, and figured that they should be sufficient to complete a repair task of 5 or 6 flanges. Well, after fitting in the new flange, I tried the old screw, but it was just slightly too thin, and wouldn't grab the threading on the flange. Next, I tried the associated new screw, but when I tightened the screw with the hammer butt center pin in place, there was side-play which I had experienced with the old cracked flange. I can't get it to be securely tight like the neighboring notes that have unbroken flanges.
The smaller old screw had a graduated neck to the head, and the new screw didn't have a neck at all. The threading goes to the bottom flat portion of the screw's head. Could that difference be part of the problem?
It seems that my best recourse is to find someone who has spare brass flanges from a Stieff upright. Attached are a couple of photographs that I took of the old and new flange.
If you know of anyone who could have some of these old flanges, please let me know. Also, if you have any ideas, such as using a different screw that worked for you, etc.
Thank you,
Ken Hand
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Kenneth Hand
Gibsonia PA
724-544-4337
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