This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment The rest of the story, I went to inspect the piano today. It's a 1969 variety Balwin M with the weird hitch pins. It sits in the living room of the United States Ambassador's mansion on La Crest hill. Other technicians have made a mess out of it. Most of the tuning pins are the blued kind, but someone didn't have the right kind when they found a loose pin, so they put in a few nickel plated ones. The fellow never learned how to shim. Someone, and I think I know who, replaced a bass string with a universal type and never took the copper winding off at the hitch pin end, so the copper runs through the bridge pins. Otherwise, the tenor and treble strings don't really look that bad. Anyway, I want to thank you all for your input. I think I'm going to pass up the job, even though I could most probably do it better than any of the other fellows that are around. Getting in and out of the Ambassador's house is a pain in the neck, and I just can't see making a mess there. I don't want to get into any trouble I can't get out of either. So, thanks again. Richard -----Original Message----- From: pianotech-bounces@ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org]On Behalf Of Isaac OLEG Sent: Monday, June 23, 2003 1:54 PM To: Pianotech Subject: RE: Restringing And if you have a Palm Nailer you can take a little compressor with you, a friend have tested a little one and was allowed to drive 15 pins before the engine runs. I hardly can envisage restringing without my Palm Nailer now. And that perfect pin's height.... Cool Isaac OLEG Entretien et réparation de pianos. PianoTech 17 rue de Choisy 94400 VITRY sur SEINE FRANCE tel : 033 01 47 18 06 98 fax : 033 01 47 18 06 90 cell: 06 60 42 58 77 -----Message d'origine----- De : pianotech-bounces@ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org]De la part de John Ross Envoyé : lundi 23 juin 2003 17:33 À : Pianotech Objet : Re: Restringing Hi Richard, I have done some restringings in the house, with no problem. I put a drop cloth on the floor. Have all the sizes of strings you need, including the remanufactured bass strings. Have the oversize pins available. Be sure to support the pinblock. Take the nicks out of the capo, and give it a coat of paraffin wax. Make sure bridge pins are firm, CA works well for this. I have found pin driving fluid to be a positive. Make sure that you check the tightness of the pins, you may have to go up two sizes. If the pins are uniformly loose, you may not have to ream. Make sure that children are not allowed near you, and use eye protection, and ear plugs. Good luck. I am sure others will correct any errors or omissions. :-) Regards, John M. Ross Windsor, Nova Scotia, Canada jrpiano@win.eastlink.ca ----- Original Message ----- From: Richard Strang To: pianotech (E-mail) Sent: Monday, June 23, 2003 12:14 PM Subject: Restringing Hello, all, Piano restringing has always been a little out of my line of work, as I do not have a shop. However, I have a good customer that is requesting me to restring his grand on site, and I'm debating on whether I should accept the job or not. Any advice? Richard ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/pianotech.php/attachments/e3/78/c2/73/attachment.htm ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment--
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