A new technique for easing tight tuning pins

Clyde Hollinger cedel@supernet.com
Thu, 25 Nov 1999 20:14:48 -0500


Rob,

Maybe your method is not practical now, but neither was the first
telephone, airplane, etc.  It's a step in the right direction.  With
refinements by yourself or other inventors this may very well become a
practical alternative.  Press on!

Regards,
Clyde Hollinger

Robert Goodale wrote:

> Okay, admittedly it takes a while to do an entire piano.  But the
> method does work and the piano does not have to be repined.  In
> the field this is probably not all that practical with the
> possible exception of treating some isolated pins.  If the piano
> is in your possession however, you can treat the pins while doing
> other projects.  Simply set an egg timer and change the pin
> heater to the next pin as required.  You could also get several
> heaters going at once, greatly speeding up the process.



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