<HTML><HEAD> <META charset=US-ASCII http-equiv=Content-Type= content="text/html; charset=US-ASCII"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2800.1170" name=GENERATOR></HEAD> <BODY style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial;= BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff"> <DIV>>On a Yamaha upright recently I tapped the pins, and= wound up driving them down below the level of the strings. I= >had to release tension, and put the pin back in, but it= didn't bottom out. It almost makes me wonder if this might= >be the case in other pianos. </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>>So what is the real reason for tapping? More= wood, or less pin?</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Wim </DIV> <DIV><FONT lang=0 face=Arial size=2 PTSIZE="10"= FAMILY="SANSSERIF">Willem Blees, RPT<BR>Piano= tuner/technician<BR>School of Music<BR>University of= Alabama<BR></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT lang=0 face=Arial size=2 PTSIZE="10"= FAMILY="SANSSERIF">Wim, </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT lang=0 face=Arial size=2 PTSIZE="10"= FAMILY="SANSSERIF"></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT lang=0 face=Arial size=2 PTSIZE="10"= FAMILY="SANSSERIF">I'd avoid a 5 lb hammer when tapping bridge= pins in...;-]</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT lang=0 face=Arial size=2 PTSIZE="10"= FAMILY="SANSSERIF"></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT lang=0 face=Arial size=2 PTSIZE="10"= FAMILY="SANSSERIF">David I.</DIV></FONT></BODY></HTML>