I find it frustrating when tuning a piano with several different size tuning pins. Terry Farrell ----- Original Message ----- From: "Daniel Lindholm" <mailinglists@home.se> To: "Pianotech" <pianotech@ptg.org> Sent: Saturday, June 07, 2003 7:07 PM Subject: Re: curing loose t-pins w/sandpaper > That sounds like a really temporary fix. Why not replace the pins with > larger while you are at it? > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Clyde Hollinger" <cedel@supernet.com> > To: <pianotech@ptg.org> > Sent: Saturday, June 07, 2003 9:24 PM > Subject: curing loose t-pins w/sandpaper > > > > Friends, > > > > I service an old upright with several very loose low bass tuning pins. > > Two of them won't even hold a pitch. I tried epoxy on them, but that > > didn't work. I'd like to try sandpaper in the holes. > > > > For those who have done this successfully, what type of sandpaper and > > what grit do you use? Can I just drive the tuning pin in the hole after > > fitting a sandpaper shim, or should the pin be turned in? I'd like to > > give this a try on Monday. Thank you. > > > > Sincerely, > > Clyde Hollinger, RPT > > Lititz, PA > > > > _______________________________________________ > > pianotech list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > pianotech list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives
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