curing loose t-pins w/sandpaper

[Farrell]

Perhaps a toss-up, but maybe sandpaper shims may have less tendency to split a block - just thinking that individual sand grains can lodge into slightly softer spots of maple - I dunno. Just my unsubstantiated thinking.

Terry Farrell
  
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Cy Shuster" <charter1400@charter.net>
To: "Pianotech" <pianotech@ptg.org>
Sent: Monday, June 09, 2003 2:42 PM
Subject: Re: curing loose t-pins w/sandpaper


> Are you less likely to spread open existing pinblock cracks and make more
> pins loose by using oversize pins, or by shimming with sandpaper?  Seems
> like both ways force the hole bigger...
> 
> --Cy Shuster--
> Rochester, MN
> 
> P.S.  Sounds like if either method makes neighboring pins loose, then it's
> time for the CA, which would follow the crack and seal it as well as the
> hole, no?
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Farrell" <mfarrel2@tampabay.rr.com>
> To: "Pianotech" <pianotech@ptg.org>
> Sent: Monday, June 09, 2003 12:42 PM
> Subject: Re: curing loose t-pins w/sandpaper
> 
> 
> > My basic criteria for this decision is that if there are only a few loose
> pins, I shim (no tipping), if there are many loose pins, I'll tend to tip
> and reach for the CA.
> >
> > Terry Farrell
> 
> 
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