Dick, I've been going with original pins more and more lately, as long as there seems little risk of them going loose and as long as the restringing procedure uses a dummy pin to make the coils first and then slip them over the old pins. That way you only have to turn the pins out one turn and back one turn. They end up about as tight as they were before you restrung. Once you get used to it, it takes about the same time as replacing pins. Paul S. Larudee, RPT Richmond, CA Dick Powell wrote: > Hi all, its been a long time since I've posted anything on here. I have a > 1937 baby grand that wasn't played much but it sat in front of a window > for 50 years. I've already replaced most of the felts on it. The strings > are kinda rusty and I'm going to change them. The pins are still pretty > tight in it. I haven't done a lot of this kind of work so I need some > opinions here. Since the pins are pretty tight still should I change them > out also or keep them. Thanks, Dick Powell > ________________________________________________________________ > YOU'RE PAYING TOO MUCH FOR THE INTERNET! > Juno now offers FREE Internet Access! > Try it today - there's no risk! For your FREE software, visit: > http://dl.www.juno.com/get/tagj.
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