Qristmas & Chuestions

[Joe And Penny Goss]

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Hi Allen,
If you treat the pin block with epoxy as you suggest, it will be =
unlikely that you will need to use larger pins.
Joe Goss
imatunr@srvinet.com
www.mothergoosetools.com
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  From: Alan R. Barnard=20
  To: pianotech@ptg.org=20
  Sent: Tuesday, October 01, 2002 1:59 PM
  Subject: Qristmas & Chuestions


  Everybody:

  Client just knocked on my door to pay the $95 bucks he owes me .. then =
said his uncle would pay for "fixing up" his piano with the new hammers =
and such that it needs. Ho Ho Ho, there IS a Santa Claus

  Background: Piano is on older Chickering short grand, about 5'2" (have =
not found any serial # on it).

  The pinblock needs replacing but that is not something I own the tools =
to do, nor have I any experience--never even seen it done. If need be, I =
can probably find a tech to co-op the job with but would rather not as =
there are no PTG techs (or others I trust to know what they are doing) =
for many miles around. Either bite the bullet and get what I need, help =
another tech do one for the experience, etc., all possibilities.

  BTW I did install a DC in this piano some months ago but it does not =
hold tune well. Pinblock has cracks and laminate separations.

  1. What about treating the old block with epoxy, then using 4/0 pins?

  2. Hammers & shanks ... your preferences for this piano???

  3. Piano uses the Chickering grand brass plates. Any point in trying =
to convert to wooden flanges, or just replace old brass???

  4. Biggie! I've replace several sets of damper felt lately--trichords =
never want to seat right. Felt is too soft or something (tried Laoureux =
and Schaff generic). Anyone have a secret way to get trichords to sit =
between the strings???????

  Thanks, in advance for all responses, I owe you a root beer.

  Alan Barnard
  Salem, Ho Ho Mo

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