Tuning Pins

[kam544@flash.net]

>...The individual, after my reading of his post, refered to a piano with loose
>pins, like in lots of them. This indicates a problem that I dont see pin
>tapping
>solving.

With all due respect, Richard, but this is nonsense.    Just because you
don't see it in your mind doesn't mean the possibility doesn't exist for
pin tapping to be a perfectly reasonable solution for this situation.

When I determine that tapping a few tuning pins on a particular candidate
will work, it makes no difference whether it's a few, or if it's all of
them that need it.  The point is that there is validity in tapping tuning
pins as a viable option to correct some piano situations where tuning pins
demonstrate they do not stay put.

If one can resolve a situation by tapping all the tuning pins, then retune
to A440 in a total of 2 hours plus, to me, that is a win-win situation for
all concerned, and is a no brainer versus changing out all those same
tuning pins.

>... It is just about as quick to do as either of the above proceedures...

In a vertical piano there is absolutely no way you can change versus tap in
the same amount of time In spite of this claim you have made.  The time
frame in changing tuning pins on a grand will vary depending on how many
tuning pins are addressed.

Now I fully well know there are circumstances whereby the procedure of
tapping tuning pins will not be an adequate recourse and other measures
will have to be taken, even all the way to pinblock replacement.

>...I really fail to
>understand why pin changinging is apparently some kind of "to be avoided"
>thing.
>Quite baffeling really.. grin
>Richard Brekne...

Probably the reason it's baffling to you is because no one is suggesting
avoidance of changing tuning pins.  This thread is rather why change tuning
pins at all, if tapping the tuning pins accomplishes the desired goal, that
is, to create and establish reliable holding strength where it was
evidently absent.

If one wants to change the tuning pin(s) because that is their preference
and belief, fine and well.  But to suggest tapping tuning pins as a
somewhat, relatively, non-effective, short term method without much merit,
well, it just isn't so.

Sincerely,

Keith McGavern
Registered Piano Technician
Oklahoma Chapter 731
Piano Technicians Guild
USA