Pinblock reamers

[Richard Anderson]

Hi Charles,
I'd be happy to discuss this over the phone with if you would like to call.
Right now my wrists hurt too much to write a thorough and thoughtful
response.
847-464-4500
-- 
Richard Anderson
Anderson Piano Service
mailto:tknostf@foxvalley.net
http://users.FoxValley.net/~tknostf/



> From: Charles E Faulk <cfaulk2@juno.com>
> Reply-To: pianotech@ptg.org
> Date: Wed, 29 Mar 2000 15:30:45 -0600
> To: pianotech@ptg.org
> Subject: Pinblock reamers
> 
> List,
> 
> Has anyone out there had any experience using a pinblock reamer such as
> the one Pianotek sells?
> 
> I've got a customer, an amateur but talented piano rebuilder, who drilled
> out a Falconwood pinblock years ago with a regular twist drill (probably
> a dull one) and thoroughly scored the insides of the pin holes. Ever
> since then the tuning pins have been  jumpy and tight rendering his
> otherwise beautiful M&H grand untunable.
> 
> I'm thinking that I can just ream out the holes and restring the piano
> with oversized pins.
> 
> Any advice?
> 
> What rpm's should I set my drill at?
> 
> Thanks, 
> 
> Charles Faulk RPT
> Manhattan, KS
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