At 7:51 AM -0400 6/3/03, Farrell wrote: >... If you don't explain that a new block is the correct fix, they >might otherwise think that tapping the pin is the best >industry-recognized solution for a loose tuning pin. Terry, I fail to see this reasoning that a new block is the correct fix for a loose tuning pin. Tapping, thin CA glue, a type of shim, oversize tuning pin: These are viable, recognized industry solutions for a loose tuning pin. As to a installing a new block: What if in the drilling a mistake is made on just one hole where the tuning pin doesn't hold. Should one discard the entire block and start with a new one, or rather, don't you feel one would definitely make an attempt at utilizing first one of the necessary repairs mentioned above to salvage an otherwise okay item? >In the case of the brass rail, the correct fix is a new rail or >conversion to wooden flanges. Other solutions are band-aids and >carry no guarantee. ... As to a guarantee, if a repair is done within the parameters that befit the situation, it's guaranteed to hold up. It's only when work is not performed to those standards that work might be considered less than satisfactory and could result in call backs. The call backs lead to learning for an open mind. It's what piano service is. Keith McGavern
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