[CAUT] driving tuning pins on a samick grand

[ed440 at mindspring.com]

Why are you driving them so far through the block? 
When they go that far, they must be pushing the jack away from the block.  
Do you have a support between the keybed and the floor?

Ed Sutton

-----Original Message-----
>From: daniel carlton <hacicspe at gmail.com>
>Sent: Feb 3, 2007 7:17 PM
>To: college and university technicians <caut at ptg.org>, pianotech mailing list <pianotech at ptg.org>
>Subject: [CAUT] driving tuning pins on a samick grand
>
>hi list
>
>i'm driving tuning pins on a samick grand. i have the PB supported with
>the PB support from Schaff, but the bottom lamination is separating from the
>PB. i've included pictures. i've got the nuts on the PB support as tight as
>they'll go, but the separation still happens. i've made my through half the
>pins; i just wanted to see if anyone thinks if i should stop. by the way, i
>pulled a small piece of the lamination off, so that's why there's a chunk
>missing in one of the photos.
>
>thanks
>
>daniel carlton