That¹s interesting, Jeff. Maybe the mode of removal doesn¹t make as much difference as I thought. I have restrung without replacing the block only twice in the last 10 years or so, and both times I didn¹t handle the pins until I had backed them all out, by which time they had apparently cooled off. Both pianos still tune great, though. There¹s always something to learn out there. Ken Z. On 12/4/06 2:14 PM, "Jeff Tanner" <jtanner at mozart.sc.edu> wrote: > On Dec 2, 2006, at 12:19 PM, Ken Zahringer wrote: > >> If you¹re absolutely committed to keeping the original block, here¹s my two >> cents worth: >> 1. Remove the old pins with a brace or ratchet, not an electric drill. It¹s >> more work, but it keeps the heat down and won¹t 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 > -- Ken Zahringer, RPT Piano Technician MU School of Music 297 Fine Arts 882-1202 cell 489-7529 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/caut.php/attachments/20061204/56e350e0/attachment.html
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