balance rail holes

Farrell mfarrel2@tampabay.rr.com
Thu, 2 Dec 2004 08:15:03 -0500


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Definately try steam first, but if that doesn't work, the Spurlock =
system works great. I did a set of keys recently that way for the first =
time with great sucess. Picture of a repair is below:



Terry Farrell

www.farrellpiano.com

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From: "Don" <pianotuna@yahoo.com>
To: "PTG" <pianotech@ptg.org>
Sent: Thursday, December 02, 2004 7:56 AM
Subject: balance rail holes


> Hi David,
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> Have you tried "sizing" the holes? First step try
> steam--then try some glue. Last resort (and best fix)
> is the wood inserts--but try the others first. (less
> labor intensive.
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> At 12:09 AM 02/12/2004 -0700, you wrote:
> >    Now it needs major balance pin hole work.  I
> can't afford $2 K or=20
> >whatever to have new keys made, so I'm going to try
> the wood inserts=20
> >described by Bill Spurlock in the May 1990 Journal.
> >    --David Nereson, RPT=20
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> Regards,
> Don Rose, B.Mus., A.M.U.S., A.MUS., R.P.T.
> 3004 Grant Rd, Regina, SK, S4S 5G7
> Tuner for the Saskatchewan Centre of the Arts
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> http://us.geocities.com/drpt1948/
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