Repinning advice

[Delwin D Fandrich]

Les Smith wrote:

> Boy, how times change! A couple of years ago when I inquired about the
> idea of repinning an "M" with 00000's after it had been previously re-
> pinned with 000's, the idea was soundly rejected and I was adivsed to
> "do the job right and replace the pinblock", or pass it along to someone
> else who has the time to do it. (I was buried in work at the time and
> was hoping for an easy out. I wound up replacing the block). Now we're
> talking about using 0000's PLUS GARFIELD'S in a STEINWAY DUO-ART "L"
> that has already been repinned once with 000's. Where are all those
> nay-sayers from two years ago?!
>
> My opinion is that Garfield's might be appropriate in a Winter spinet
> or a Premier grand as a measure of last resort, but that it doesn't have
> any place at all in in a fine quality instrument, least of all a vin-
> tage Steinway reproducing grand which "plays very well...."

Les,

Some of us are still doing and saying the same things. Just getting tired of repeating ourselves. I have written at some
length in the Journal about this matter and simply don't care to repeat it all here.

Besides, you do it so much more eloquently than I.

Del