Restringing GM Yamahas

[Isaac OLEG SIMANOT]

If you are to use longer pins, you may drill before and go up 2 size,
sometime 3, depending of the block. If you don't drill of course the grip is
strange and not easy to tune .

Drilling is made freehand easily (light drill)

Isaac OLEG

> -----Message d'origine-----
> De : owner-pianotech@ptg.org [mailto:owner-pianotech@ptg.org]De la part
> de BobDavis88@AOL.COM
> Envoyé : vendredi 21 septembre 2001 07:57
> À : pianotech@ptg.org
> Objet : Re: Restringing GM Yamahas
>
>
> Bill Ballard writes:
>
> > .......3/0 x 2-1/2" pins? I'd go for that rather than 4/0 x
> >  2-3/8,  the 3/0x2-1/2 size would spread out the impact of the o'sized
> >  pins out through a longer hole.
>
> One comment about using longer pins in a previously strung block:
> It can make
> the pin tighter at the bottom than at the top, and feel funny.
> Yes it's only
> the bottom 1/8" to 1/4", but I have experimented with longer pins
> and don't
> like the feel. I'd make a choice between 3/0 and 4/0 as appropriate, but
> stick with the same length.
> Bob Davis
>