Another piano handyman

[Les Smith]

On Thu, 16 Oct 1997 Pianotoone@aol.com wrote:

> In a message dated 97-10-16 10:42:52 EDT, you write:
> 
> << pins still loose, he had to again drill a SECOND ROUND of randomly
>  placed holes (probably with a smaller drill bit) and then moved ALL the
>  strings and pins over a second time... leaving about 440 empty holes in
>  the aftermath (many of the old holes he tidied up by filling with wood
>  dowel). 
>  
>     When tuning, I must follow each string to find the corresponding
>  tuning pin - because there is no sequence.  If I ever have the pleasure
>  of tuning it again (all the pins are still very loose - even at 1/2 step
>  low)  I will surely bring my camera and tripod. 
>  Mike Erickson, Tucson, AZ >>
> 
> I sure hope you are charging extra for traking down the pins that go with the
> strings
> 
> Dick Day
> Marshall MI

Yeah. And it's no wonder the pins are still loose. By now the pinblock
is virtually a piece of swiss cheese with well over SIX HUNDRED holes in
it! 

Les Smith
lessmith@buffnet.net