Loose pins

[Richard Brekne]

The toothpick will get chewed up pretty quick. If you gotta use a cheap
repair.. I suppose epoxy or CA glue is your best route. If the block is solid
tho.. I prefer just changing the pin to a larger one. You will get a lot of
varying answers to this kinda question so you are going to have to end up
using your own judgement in the end. Whatever you do.. try out different
things when you get the chance and monitor the results over time. In the end
you will find what works best.

fwilliam@collegeclub.com wrote:

> List,
>    I am a relatively new piano tuner looking to find the best way to deal
> with loose pins, if there's only one or two on the instrument.  My course
> manual states that a trick that can be used is inserting a toothpick in
> the hole along with the pin, yet I don't want to try this until I know it
> works and doesn't do more harm than good.  What are your experiences with
> this?
>
> -Fritz William Herrick
> Montreal
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Richard Brekne
Associate PTG, N.P.T.F.
Bergen, Norway