[CAUT] re-stringing Steinway D: pinblock preparation

[Jeff Tanner]

On Dec 2, 2006, at 12:19 PM, Ken Zahringer wrote:

> If you’re absolutely committed to keeping the original block,  
> here’s my two cents worth:
> Remove the old pins with a brace or ratchet, not an electric  
> drill.  It’s more work, but it keeps the heat down and won’t glaze  
> the hole.
Ken,
I'll have to take issue with this.  Another technician here showed me  
exactly the opposite just recently.  Removing the pins with a brace  
(or even a T-stringing hammer) got the pins so hot you couldn't hold  
them.  The electric drill didn't give them time to get hot.  They  
were warm, but you could hold them.

Jeff



Jeff Tanner, RPT
University of South Carolina



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