Restringing Question

[Ted Simmons]

Hi Tom,
  The last Steinway L that I restrung had pretty tight tunings pins to
start with and needed only a 1 size upgrade.  I purchased a brass brush
that is used for cleaning gun barrels and rammed that into each hole with a
twisting motion.  The intent was merely to refresh the hole by getting to
new wood.  That was 3 years ago and the tuning pins don't jump, squeak or
otherwise cause me problems.  I'm not sure if I would have got the same
result if I hadn't used the brush, but it made sense to me.  I've never
used a reamer in restringing, only the brush.
  Best regards,

  Ted Simmons

>Dear Pianotech list,
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>I am preparing to restring a Steinway L for our School of Music over the
>summer. I am wondering what procedures you might recommend for reaming
>holes prior to installing new pins (or if you recommend reaming at all,
>come to think of it). I will be replacing 2-0's with 4-0's.
>
>Many thanks,
>
>
>Tom Seay
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>Tom Seay
>t.seay@mail.utexas.edu
>The University of Texas at Austin