Plugging and re-drilling birdseyes? Micro-precision feltcutter, for tiny pieces in butts?

[Joe And Penny Goss]

Hi what an originl idea.
How do you thread the thread, free style, no needle?
Much less invasive and effective. I've always just used a little moisture on
the tip of my finger.
Have done the CA without the pinbut 18s are in my case for chaser pins when
repining.
I'm gona give both ideas a try <G>
Joe Goss RPT
Mother Goose Tools
imatunr at srvinet.com
www.mothergoosetools.com
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "John Delacour" <JD at Pianomaker.co.uk>
To: "Pianotech List" <pianotech at ptg.org>
Sent: Friday, August 24, 2007 1:39 AM
Subject: Re: Plugging and re-drilling birdseyes? Micro-precision feltcutter,
for tiny pieces in butts?


> At 8:08 pm -0600 23/8/07, Joe And Penny Goss wrote:
>
> >G, Why not just size the hole? Yes you can make them smaller.
>
> It's not even necessary to use size.  Water alone will do the job.  I
> use needle and thread in a small saucer of plain cold water (WITHOUT
> detergent!).  After decentring I pull the needle through the holes so
> that they are thoroughly filled with water and leave them for a few
> hours to swell back to the original size.
>
> This week I have fully recentred a grand action using this method and
> have been able to use the original size of pin throughout, since the
> stiffness in the centres, in this case, was due only to the slight
> oxidation of the brass under the worn nickel plating of the pins and
> the piano had not been used so much as to cause the oxidation to wear
> down the bushing.
>
> If centres are so loose that a pin more than 1/4 size larger (say
> 1.25mm to 1.275mm) would be required, I rebush and use the above
> method to enable me to revert to use the size of pin I have chosen
> for the whole row.
>
> I have always used the maxim "think of the next man" in piano work.
> When in 20 or 50 years' time the next perfect super-technician takes
> apart the piano and exposes my work, I don't want him cursing me the
> way I curse 95% of the "technicians" that I follow, and it would be
> good if he didn't even notice that a repair had been done, so well
> was it done.
>
> JD
>
>