Palm Nailers (again)

[Diane Hofstetter]

Sorry, Fenton, I said it wrong, I should have said "I recently strung a Chickering grand".  I stopped as soon as my tip nicked about four pins, and did the rest of the job with the sledge.  It was still pure torture, I've been stringing with an impact hammer for so long that 1. it's SO MUCH easier, 2.  it's fun, watching the pin jiggle its way down...etc.
Dian3


Palm Nailers (again)
Fenton Murray fmurray at cruzio.com <


Diane!! No way!!! You didn't owe anyone a restring, IMO. The pins are not
just some aesthetic detail on a piano, they are a structural component that
takes more that a bit of abuse in their lifetime.
Fenton
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From: "Diane Hofstetter" >
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Sent: Saturday, April 19, 2008 10:07 AM
Subject: Palm Nailers (again)


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>>Delwin D Fandrich fandrich at pianobuilders.com|
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>>I have a shelf full of jigs and fixtures I've made over the years. Many of
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>>I have no idea what I made them to do.
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> Embarrased to say I have several boxes of my jigs, lovingly packed for the
> move to Portland, still in their boxes four years later... Maybe some
> convention some day should include an exhibit room dedicated to all our
> home made jigs (used and unused).
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> However, I recently restrung a Chickering grand for a friend. He had
> bought some German tuning pins with a real pretty blued coating.
> Unfortunately, my impact hammer tip did nick them some, so I had to
> restring the whole piano with a two=pound sledge again.  First time in
> YEARS.  It was pure torture! And took MUCH longer.
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> Diane Hofstetter
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Diane Hofstetter