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color:blue'>Unless we replace the pinblock this is how we are restringing
pianos here as well. If there is adequate torque, this is the way to go in
terms of predictability plus it saves a fair amount of money in the long run. Pins
that are too tight are more of a problem here than looseness…<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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color:blue'>Eric<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Informal Roman";color:red'>Eric
Wolfley, RPT</span><span style='color:blue'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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of Piano Services</span><span style='color:blue'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Informal Roman";color:red'>College-Conservatory
of Music</span><span style='color:blue'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Informal Roman";color:red'>University
of Cincinnati</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif";
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> caut-bounces@ptg.org
[mailto:caut-bounces@ptg.org] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Fred Sturm<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Thursday, July 24, 2008 1:39 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> College and University Technicians<br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [CAUT] existing pinblock prep<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'>On Jul 24, 2008, at 10:42 AM, David
Brown wrote:<o:p></o:p></p>
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style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'>Re gun
brushing- Sometimes when going from # 2 to # 3 pins in a piano where the torque
levels are adequate ( 90 – 120 inch lbs , say ) the # 3’s can end
up a little tight</span></span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span class=apple-tab-span> </span>My
own attitude in this situation is why change pins? I do most of my restringing
at the university using the same pins (removing old strings from them, and
attaching new strings to them, same techniques as replacing an individual
string, but mass produced). I only change to a new, larger sized pin when
torque has become an issue for tuning stability. Reusing existing pins requires
a different technique for restringing, but I find that, all things considered,
it is probably a bit faster than changing pins.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span class=apple-tab-span> </span>Just
another perspective. It does prolong the useful life of the pinblock as well.<o:p></o:p></p>
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Regards,<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'>Fred Sturm<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'>University of New Mexico<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><a href="mailto:fssturm@unm.edu">fssturm@unm.edu</a><o:p></o:p></p>
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