Restringing just the bass

[Jon Page]

At 05:13 AM 5/28/98 -0600, you wrote:
>Jon...
>When you say" cut the pin 1/4 inch below the hole"...do you mean saw it
>off...thus making a short dummy pin???
>Dick RPT MT

Yes, That way, the lower end of the pin does not get in the way of the
other pins when making a coil in tight areas, as in the last row close to
the tenor/bass break. 
(That 'hint' was given to me by John McDonald, RPT,  RI Chapter).

Jon Page
Harwich Port, Cape Cod, Mass. (jpage@capecod.net)
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>> From: Jon Page <jpage@capecod.net>
>> To: pianotech@ptg.org
>> Subject: Re: Restringing just the bass
>> Date: Thursday, June 11, 1998 5:28 AM
>> 
>> If you are useing the same pins, only back them out 3/4 turn
>> to place the becket about 5:00.
>> 
>> Cut the new wire to length (4 fingers or a handy measure like
>> the Becket Tool :-).
>> 
>> Make the coil on a dummy pin. This is a pin which has the hole drilled
>> slightly larger and cut 1/4" below the hole. Also a slot is cut from the
>> bottom to the hole, this will allow the coil to be removed from the pin
>> quickly and without expanding. (This is a past List tip I received).
>> 
>> Install the coil on the old pin and a 3/4 turn brings you back to
>tension.
>> No need to listen if your wire is cut to the right length. This speeds up
>the
>> restringing procedure.
>> 
>> If you are replacing the pins, use a gun barrel cleaning brush in drill
>> to remove the glaze from the sides of the holes.
>> 
>> Tune,
>> 
>> Jon Page
>> Harwich Port, Cape Cod, Mass. (jpage@capecod.net)
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>> At 07:33 PM 6/10/98 -0400, you wrote:
>> >One thing we all forgot about is tuning pin torque.
>> >
>> >It's probably pretty good, especially in humid Washington, but backing
>> >out each pin three turns could reduce the torque in the area of the
>> >piano that tends to suffer from loose pins first in the long term.  
>> >
>> >How many of you would back out the pins only one turn and use a dummy
>> >pin?  How many would use oversize pins?  
>> >
>> >Carl
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