Perhaps a toss-up, but maybe sandpaper shims may have less tendency to split a block - just thinking that individual sand grains can lodge into slightly softer spots of maple - I dunno. Just my unsubstantiated thinking. Terry Farrell ----- Original Message ----- From: "Cy Shuster" <charter1400@charter.net> To: "Pianotech" <pianotech@ptg.org> Sent: Monday, June 09, 2003 2:42 PM Subject: Re: curing loose t-pins w/sandpaper > Are you less likely to spread open existing pinblock cracks and make more > pins loose by using oversize pins, or by shimming with sandpaper? Seems > like both ways force the hole bigger... > > --Cy Shuster-- > Rochester, MN > > P.S. Sounds like if either method makes neighboring pins loose, then it's > time for the CA, which would follow the crack and seal it as well as the > hole, no? > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Farrell" <mfarrel2@tampabay.rr.com> > To: "Pianotech" <pianotech@ptg.org> > Sent: Monday, June 09, 2003 12:42 PM > Subject: Re: curing loose t-pins w/sandpaper > > > > My basic criteria for this decision is that if there are only a few loose > pins, I shim (no tipping), if there are many loose pins, I'll tend to tip > and reach for the CA. > > > > Terry Farrell > > > _______________________________________________ > pianotech list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives
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