<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 3.2//EN"> <HTML> <HEAD> <META HTTP-EQUIV="Content-Type" CONTENT="text/html; = charset=US-ASCII"> <META NAME="Generator" CONTENT="MS Exchange Server version = 5.5.2651.67"> <TITLE>RE: help now, SVP</TITLE> </HEAD> <BODY> I agree with Ron...the true test isn't how they = come out of the box, it's where they end up. I'd advocate not wasting = too much time repinning until the piano has been in service six months = or so. Of course you'd have to do something if they were swinging 20 = times though. I've wasted a lot of time repinning parts right out of = the box only to find them loose as a goose in six months. Some hold up = better than others, some never change. We have the advantage/curse of = being able to follow up on our work and monitor how it holds up under = heavy use and bad climatic conditions. For a concert instrument, I want = to start out as close to specs as possible with the understanding that = I may have to repin very soon. Eric ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Eric Wolfley, = RPT Head Piano = Technician Cincinnati College = Conservatory of Music University of = Cincinnati ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ <UL> -----Original Message----- From:   Ron Torrella = [SMTP:rontorrella@yahoo.com] Sent:   Wednesday, September 13, 2000 6:52 AM To:     caut@ptg.org Subject:       = Re: help now, SVP I'm impressed, but let's see how they = hold up between now and January. I'll bet you'll be doing some = repinning. What is the stigma about repinning? = Can anyone honestly expect parts to be pinned loose enough for humid = climates, yet tight enough for arid climates? We're talking about organic materials = - wood and felt. They change with ambient conditions. It may have been humid, = on the day they put the parts together in the factory, and dry as a bone when = the technician breaks the seal. I guarantee that the centers will not behave as = they did in the factory. Ron </UL> </BODY> </HTML>