Tuning Pin Length?

Kdivad@AOL.COM Kdivad@AOL.COM
Thu, 29 Aug 2002 12:54:16 -0400


In a message dated Thu, 29 Aug 2002 11:07:55 AM Eastern Standard Time, lclgcnp@yahoo.com writes:

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> 
> If you wanted a quick way to seal drilled -
> all-the-way-through pinblocks from moisture infusion,
> I would recommend taping the underside with aluminum
> duct tape, covering the whole exposed expanse. 100%
> waterproof, and probably never fall off, as this stuff
> is practically impossible to remove once stuck. I put
> it on upright pinblocks, under the lid, as humidity
> changes seems to loosen the pins right above the bass
> break where they are closest to the pinblock top.
> Might aid tuning stability, too.
>     Gordon Stelter

Good stuff Gorden, I used to work for an airlines and we called it 600 mph tape because you could tape down a flaw on the outside of a plane and it would not come off, even at 600 mph.

David Koelzer
Vintage Pianos
DFW


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