[pianotech] Filing bridge pins, was Steinway M ballpark value

[Cy Shuster]

Not to mention the hazard to hands!  I hate having a whole field of  
razor-sharp pins to deal with!  Undoing the work you just did of  
putting in new solid pins, making false beats, sharp edges: the  
tradeoff for a small amount of cosmetic improvement is horrible.

--Cy--

Cy Shuster, RPT
Albuquerque, NM

www.shusterpiano.com
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On Oct 29, 2010, at 9:40 AM, Dale Erwin wrote:

> And of course...the subsequent false beats
>
> Dale S. Erwin
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: George F Emerson <pianoguru at cox.net>
>
> Alan Eder wrote:
> I've noticed (and brought this up previously) that pianos with filed  
> bridge pins tend to have looser pins over time in the environment  
> around here than those that are not filed.  (Although this could  
> also be a "pressed-in rather than pounded-in" difference as well.)   
> Think there is anything to that?
>
> Absolutely!  I know of one manufacturer who has abandoned "filing"  
> the bridge pins for that very reason.   The use of power tools to  
> level the tops of bridge pins and the resulting heat and oscillation  
> certainly results in loose pins, not just over time, but right out  
> of the gate.
>
> Frank Emerson

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