---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment Thanks Glenn, I already drove them and there is no more room to drive deeper. Andrew At 10:16 PM 11/13/2003 -0500, you wrote: >In a message dated 11/13/03 12:15:54 PM, anrebe@zianet.com writes: > > >>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.) > > >If there is some clearence from bottom of coil and plate/bushing, try to >pop dem down further into the block. Try a rock hammer. Torque values go >20%-50% higher. If way lucky pins are tapered. If you repin try same >length and two sizes larger since you lose some hole diameter in reaming >action just pulling the old pin. Same for hammering in new pin so no need >to ream otherwise. >Glenn C. ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/pianotech.php/attachments/68/7c/25/9b/attachment.htm ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment--
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