curing loose t-pins w/sandpaper (different sized pins)

[Daniel Lindholm]

Yeah probably, but 6.75-6.90 is a big difference :) Its strange that they
did like that on new Bechsteins.

OH, when I ready my post below I realized that I got one sentence wrong. It
should have been:
"We later realized that they had 6.90 in the bass-section and 6.75 on all
the steelstrings. It was the same on both the pianos."

Strange? No? :)

Best regards,
Daniel Lindholm

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Avery Todd" <avery@ev1.net>
To: "Pianotech" <pianotech@ptg.org>
Sent: Monday, June 09, 2003 1:26 AM
Subject: Re: curing loose t-pins w/sandpaper (different sized pins)


> Daniel,
>
> Just mic a whole set of pins before you restring and you'll be amazed at
> the difference in sizes! :-)
>
> Avery
>
> At 01:10 AM 06/09/03 +0200, you wrote:
> >Me too :)
> >
> >However, it seems like some brands even come with different diameters on
the
> >tuning pins. We had two Bechstein A's from 1904-1915 in the workshop. I
> >measured the pin-size in the treblestrings and got 6.75mm, the other guy
> >measured it in the bass and got 6.9mm. We never thought about the fact
that
> >we had measured on different sides on the pianos, so we assumed they used
> >different sizes on the whole pianos, from the factory. Since the older
one
> >was the one with 6.75 we assumed they started with 6.9mm to decrease the
> >flag-poling effect (they got openfaced pinblocks, for all of you not
> >familiare with Bechstein). We were fairly sure that they never had been
> >restrung. We later realized that they had 6.90 in the bass and 6.75 on
both
> >the pianos. The only reason I can come up with is the stringtension being
> >higher in the bass.
> >
> >Anyone with an idea?
> >
> >Best regards,
> >Daniel Lindholm
> >
> >----- Original Message -----
> >From: "Farrell" <mfarrel2@tampabay.rr.com>
> >To: "Pianotech" <pianotech@ptg.org>
> >Sent: Sunday, June 08, 2003 3:17 PM
> >Subject: Re: curing loose t-pins w/sandpaper
> >
> >
> > > 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
> > > > >
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