I figure 2 hours but I'm not hurrying and often will only get a portion of the job done before other things crop up... Question for Don: I was wondering if the broaches need the rough area roughed up over time and how one does that...or do you buy a new set... '-] David Ilvedson, RPT Pacifica, CA 94044 ----- Original message ---------------------------------------- From: "Don Mannino" <donmannino at ca.rr.com> To: pianotech at ptg.org Received: 3/31/2009 7:56:23 PM Subject: Re: [pianotech] hour$ pinning >Ed, >My record, when actively repinning a LOT of actions at a certain >manufacturer in the early 90s, was 50 minutes. This includes removing the >parts, repinning, and replacing the parts. I had the help of a power >screwdriver and the pressure to finish before going out to lunch. I think I >also put off going to the bathroom until I finished to give me extra >motivation. :-) >I think your 90 minutes is a more reasonable good time to do the job, >though. I used to estimate that part of an action job for 2 hours, to allow >for problems. >Don Mannino >----- Original Message ----- >From: <A440A at aol.com> >To: <pianotech at ptg.org> >Sent: Tuesday, March 31, 2009 5:56 PM >Subject: [pianotech] hour$ pinning >> Greetings, >> While we are talking about Barbara's pins, I wonder how much time it >> takes >> for us to repin a hammerline. I got pretty fast at it, and Don Maninno's >> pinning class certainly validated and improved some of my procedures, etc. >> For >> most important regulation work, I now include repinning the hammerline as >> standard procedure. If I have to pin all of them, and there is no repairs >> to be >> done, like regluing splits or rebushing flanges, it takes me about 90 >> minutes. I bet there are younger, faster, techs around, so how much time >> does it >> take others? >> >> (I use a duplicator jig to remember where the string cuts line up before >> removing all the hammerflanges, (sorta like Steve Jellen's jig of many >> years ago). >> I can then correct traveling as I reinstall them without losing my hammer >> spacing.) >> regards, >> Ed Foote RPT >> http://www.uk-piano.org/edfoote/index.html >> www.uk-piano.org/edfoote/well_tempered_piano.html >> <BR><BR><BR>**************<BR>A Good Credit Score is 700 or Above. >See >> yours >> in just 2 easy steps! >> >(http://pr.atwola.com/promoclk/100126575x1220439616x1201372437/aol?redir=ht >tp:%2F%2Fwww.freecreditreport.com%2Fpm%2Fdefault.aspx%3Fsc% >> 3D668072%26hmpgID%3D62%26bcd%3DfebemailfooterNO62)</HTML> >> >>
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