Tapping grand pins unsupported

[Michael Gamble]

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Good point, Joe G
Michael G.(UK)
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  From: Joe Garrett=20
  To: pianotech=20
  Sent: Sunday, May 22, 2005 5:42 PM
  Subject: Re: Tapping grand pins unsupported


  Cy asked: "Is it OK to give a few taps to a loose tuning pin without =
pulling the =3D
  action and supporting the block?"

  Cy,
  IMMHO......NO! Not NO, HELL NO!<G>
  Having said that, there are probably those who will disagree, but I =
remain adamant. Shimming or CA is the appropriate technique. Tapping =
tuning pins is an archaic technique that should have been shelved when =
tapered tuning pins were no longer used, IMO. The most important part of =
the tuning pin, in regards to tightness, is the top surface contact, not =
the bottom. (Think about exposed pinblocks.....why do they tune so nice? =
Because the t.p. doesn't flag pole so much and because it is tight at =
the top of the t.p.
  nuff said.<G>
  Joe Garrett, R.P.T.
  Captain, Tool Police
  Squares R I
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