[pianotech] Ahhh, Piano talk at last! :>)

[Paul T Williams]

Wapin.  I wapinized a Baldwin R last year with nice results and thinking 
of doing another one, although it's quite a bit of work, but it saved the 
one I did from getting a new bridge cap, so the cost savings was huge. 
Working on an R now in the shop, but leaving standard, and the board is 
still crowned and good down-bearing.  The pins are actually only about 2mm 
up...just barely above the strings!  Not sure why Baldwins from the 60's 
had such short pins.  Anyone know?

Thanks for the tips all.  I like the MBP on a pair of ViseGrips.

Best,
Paul




From:
Ed Foote <a440a at aol.com>
To:
pianotech at ptg.org
Date:
11/02/2010 06:13 PM
Subject:
Re: [pianotech] Ahhh, Piano talk at last! :>)




Why not use the Monroe Bridge Pin Puller (or some variant)  ;-]  I'm with 
Terry, 3-4 mm seems like enough to get a pair of vice grips on, and for 
stubborn ones, make a puller like this one with a weighted slide.  Works 
well on stubborn pins.
If they are that tight, why pull them?

Ed Foote RPT
http://www.uk-piano.org/edfoote/index.html

  

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