Responses interspersed below David, I have a situation where I might decide to repin the hammer sections, and your post probably pushed me over the edge. I do have a few questions for you. What do you feel is the ideal size? Whatever size it takes to be just tight in the birds eye. Then fit the bushing to the pin for proper friction. Maninno bushing tools work very well for this, much much better then the older version of reamers and files. The new Steinway took #21 for the most part. One flange required a #22 to have a tight Birdseye, #21 would rotate. The piano dictates the size. Mind you, if we would require a #24 pin in a new piano for the sake of the Birdseye, I would say the flanges are near the end of their usable life, and we have a warranty issue. How long does it take to pin an entire set of flanges? I can do it in 4 hours. Could get faster, I believe 2 hours is possible with an apprentice helping me. Get a routine down. Remove every second hammer flange screw with an electric screwdriver quickly. I do every second hammer as a gang to preserve hammer spacing. I put the even numbers back then proceed with odd # hammers. Ganging tasks saves time. Having the even(or odd) hammers laid out and pop all the centre pins at once, test all the pins, cut them all at once, screw them in all at once. Think about ways not to have to pick up, and put down tools 500 times. The proper modern burnishing tools are very efficient. If in doubt about selling, or doing the job, do one pin. Listen and believe. ----------------------------------------------- Presently it takes me about a day, or eight hours. I do like the results I am getting, but I would like to know if I am in the ball park on time. We all know there are people who restring in four hours, but I am not one of them. Your thoughts would be welcome news to me. William PIANO BOUTIQUE William Benjamin The tuner alone, Preserves the tone. Be smarter than spam. See how smart SpamGuard is at giving junk email the boot with the All-new Yahoo! Mail. Click on Options in Mail and switch to New Mail today or register for free at http://mail.yahoo.ca
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