Listmembers: I tuned a 1911 Chas. Stieff upright piano this week. Overall it was in fairly good shape. Most of the tuning pins tightened up adequately upon driving. The deep bass ones did not. They would detune (turn) as they were played. I was thinking of doping them but it is in a small area to lay a heavy full-size upright down in and there are mixed reviews with respect to effectiveness. I was seriously thinking of replacing the tuning pins with longer and fatter ones. I am interested in comments regarding this. Should the hole be drilled out to remove damaged wood fiber? If so, how much smaller than the tuning pin should the drill bit diameter be? After getting them in and bringing the strings up to tune should I hammer them in so they are even? (It is still hard for me to predict height after stringing and tuning.) Andrew Anderson Las Cruces NM
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