restringing and rosin (correction)

Keith A. McGavern kam544@ionet.net
Sun, 06 Apr 1997 12:41:58 -0500 (CDT)


>Your reason to hestitate to ream these tapered holes is well justified,
>Sam.  I'd verify the original tuning pins and see if they weren't tapered
>as well...
>
>...It allows setting the pins ever so slightly to increase frictional
>holding power.  To ream these tapered holes removes that feature
>permanently.
>
>Keith A. McGavern

List,

Instead of setting the pins, tapping or driving the pins further into the
pinblock would be the accurate description.

=DDhank you,

Keith A. McGavern
kam544@ionet.net
Registered Piano Technician
Oklahoma Chapter 731
Piano Technicians Guild
Oklahoma Baptist University
Shawnee, Oklahoma, USA






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