<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; = charset=iso-8859-1"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2800.1170" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Clyde, yes, I have done this = successfully more than a few times.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>    I use a cloth-backed = sandpaper for longevity. It's important to cut it so that it's just under the circumference of the pin. I roll the cloth around a pin to start the = curve, then I roll it a little tighter and place it in the tuning pin hole so that = the open side is pointing away from the string. Get it to open up by rolling = something like a Phillips head screwdriver in the hole, and leave just a little = paper above the pinblock, so that you don't just push the paper through when = you put in the pin.  I like to pound the pin in just to get it started, and = then turn it the rest of the way by hand. </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>    When I was learning = to tune, I had an old junker Steinway that I got to learn on. The pin block was so = shot that I had to do a whole lot of this kind of thing just to be able to = tune it.  You can imagine what kind of a work-out those tuning pins got, = and they felt good and never wore out.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Kevin</FONT></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; = BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV> <DIV style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: = black"><B>From:</B> <A title=cedel@supernet.com href="mailto:cedel@supernet.com">Clyde = Hollinger</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A = title=pianotech@ptg.org href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">pianotech@ptg.org</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Saturday, June 07, 2003 = 12:24 PM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> curing loose t-pins w/sandpaper</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV>Friends,<BR><BR>I service an old upright with several = very loose low bass tuning pins.<BR>Two of them won't even hold a = pitch.  I tried epoxy on them, but that<BR>didn't work.  I'd like to try = sandpaper in the holes.<BR><BR>For those who have done this successfully, what = type of sandpaper and<BR>what grit do you use?  Can I just drive the = tuning pin in the hole after<BR>fitting a sandpaper shim, or should the pin be = turned in?  I'd like to<BR>give this a try on Monday.  Thank you.<BR><BR>Sincerely,<BR>Clyde Hollinger, RPT<BR>Lititz, PA<BR><BR>_______________________________________________<BR>pianotech = list info: <A = href="https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives">http://www.ptg.org= /mailman/listinfo/pianotech</A></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>