Pinning Question

[David Love]

I lightly dust the hole prior to driving the pin with a bit of violin bow
rosin ground up fine in a coffee grinder.

David Love


----- Original Message -----
From: "Clark A. Sprague" <clarks11628@juno.com>
To: <pianotech@ptg.org>
Sent: March 25, 2001 4:40 PM
Subject: Re:Pinning Question


> Esteemed Colleagues,
>         I would like your opinions regarding which is your preferred
> method for pinning a new pinblock.  Do you use:  pin driving fluid,
> varnish, or nothing (or something else?)?  I know that I use nothing, but
> only because that is the way I was taught.  A newer technician I just
> duplicated a pinblock for is surely going to ask me, and I would like the
> preferences of this incredibly knowledgable list!
> Clark Sprague, RPT
>