[pianotech] Old upright

[John Ross]

NEVER metal sleeves, to tighten the pins.
They might be used, as sleeves to repair a hammer, but straws are better.
We are talking emergency repair of the broken hammer shank.
John Ross
Windsor, Nova Scotia.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jeff Deutschle" <oaronshoulder at gmail.com>
To: <toddpianoworks at att.net>; <pianotech at ptg.org>
Sent: Tuesday, April 07, 2009 8:10 AM
Subject: Re: [pianotech] Old upright


Matthew:

More than half of the pianos I service are old uprights. The owners
are not expecting the pianos to work like new. You mentioned that you
would like to condemn the piano. If you think it is that close to the
landfill, why worry about things like split pinblock laminations? Take
out the pin and stick in some veneer or whatever and see what happens.
There is a time and place for every repair, even metal sleeves. One
thing that also works, that I tried just to see what would happen, is
removing the string and pin and replacing the bushing. It is a little
time consuming to chip the old one out, but the pinblock is affected
less than by any other method.

On Mon, Apr 6, 2009 at 7:23 PM, Matthew Todd <toddpianoworks at att.net> wrote:
> I tuned an old upright today. About half a dozen or so of the pins were
> untunable. When I released my hand from the hammer, the pin jumped back
> down and the tone went considerably flat.
>
> What would be a temporary fix here? Would changing those pins with a size
> or two higher be a temporary remedy? The coils are already touching the
> bushing, so I guess tapping the pins would not be a good idea.
>
> Any thoughts please?
>
> TODD PIANO WORKS
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Regards,
Jeff Deutschle

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