walnut or beech or maple veneer was Loose Tuning Pins Solution

[Alan R. Barnard]

The door-to-door veneer salesmen hardly ever call out here in the boondocks.
Where do you get such material?

Alan Barnard
Seeking Sticks in the Sticks in Salem, MO

----- Original Message -----
From: "Joseph Garrett" <joegarrett@earthlink.net>
To: <pianotech@ptg.org>
Sent: Wednesday, October 02, 2002 7:39 PM
Subject: Loose Tuning Pins Solution


> Sheesh! I've said this before. Use raw walnut or beech or maple veneer!
> Walnut being the best choice. It is, as you say "non evasive". More so
than
> that leather! And it's more controllable. Leather will break down at a
> faster rate than the wood. Besides, the walnut will not create jumpy pins!
> Now, if it is an emergency and all you have is a strip of leather, by all
> means. It's a nice alternative, under dire circumstances, for sure.
> Best Regards,
> Joe Garrett, RPT, (Oregon)
>
> Been There, Didn't Like It, So I'm Here To Stay! [G}
>
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