Front Ril Pins

[Tom Driscoll]

Jon, Just curious---- What type and brand are we referring to.
	The reason I'm asking is that some manufacturers will authorize
you to effect repair at an agreed price. This can seem like an end
run,but circumvents the dealers predisposition to avoid extra expense
and of course less profit. With the discounting this economic climate
brings the dealers margin is I'm sure much less than in more robust
times. 
	This is not to disparage the many fine dealers who will gladly
pay the tech. to " make it right " Tom Driscoll

-----Original Message-----
From: owner-pianotech@ptg.org [mailto:owner-pianotech@ptg.org] On Behalf
Of Kdivad@aol.com
Sent: Saturday, July 06, 2002 11:05 AM
To: pianotech@ptg.org
Subject: Re: Front Ril Pins

In a message dated Sat, 6 Jul 2002 8:16:25 AM Eastern Standard Time,
jonpage@attbi.com writes:

> 
> 
> I'm servicing a new piano and have a bit of warranty work staring me
in the 
> face.
> 
> It seems that the in-house techs overlooked the fact that the keys are

> sitting off the front rail pins
> and a lowly field tech doing the 1st tuning gets the ball rolling for
repairs.
> 
> The easiest solution would be to install a taller front rail pin but I
have 
> not found one in Pianotek or Schaff
> (my American book is being elusive right now).  They list them at 1
7/16" 
> height. P-tek's mic .145 and Schaff's mic .175.
> So by having one 1/4" taller would put the pin comfortably into the
bushing 
> and reduce wear.
> 
> Otherwise, I'm looking at lowering the key height by 1/4". There's
room at 
> the keyslip and I'd have to install a thicker
> nameboard felt. Lowering the key height would also bring the b/r pins
out 
> of the slot by 1/8" (they're flush or recessed now).
> 
> By far and away a taller pin would be a time saver but more so would
have 
> been for the QC at the factory or store prep
> to have tended to this irregularity.  I have not yet spoken 
> to the dealer 
> about the looming warranty work, he'll not be happy as
> I do not discount this type of contract work.
> 
> I hate it when this happens.
> 
> Regards,
> 
> Jon Page,   piano technician
> Harwich Port, Cape Cod, Mass.
> mailto:jonpage@attbi.com
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Jon is it possible to raise the pins a bit?  We both know what problems
can arise by changing the geometry that much (1/4").
David Koelzer
DFW