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<DIV>I presume your intention is to restring without removing the plate. =
How old
is the piano? What is the condition of the bridges and pinblock?
Restringing is usually done to improve the sound of the piano. The =
bridges play
a critical role in good sound from the strings (specifically, with =
regard to
restringing, the bridge top and bridge pins). =
Many techs recommend a
minimum of a good bridge reconditioning at the time of re-stringing (if =
not
recapping). Reconditioning should consist of planing bridge top to base =
of old
string grooves, re-notching, and set new bridge pins in epoxy. To do all =
that,
you'll want to take the plate out. With plate out, pinblock =
pops out
real easy. With pinblock out, take proper size dowel rod, and simply tap =
bushings out. Easy. That's how I do it. (With plate out, you can =
refinish
soundboard and/or plate real nice also!)</DIV>
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<DIV>Terry Farrell<BR>Piano Tuning & Service<BR>Tampa, Florida<BR><A =
href="mailto:mfarrel2@tampabay.rr.com">mfarrel2@tampabay.rr.com</A></DI=
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV>
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style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: =
black"><B>From:</B>
<A href="mailto:Pianotoone@AOL.COM"
title=Pianotoone@AOL.COM>Pianotoone@AOL.COM</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A =
href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org"
title=pianotech@ptg.org>pianotech@ptg.org</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Friday, November 10, 2000 =
12:02
PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: Tuning Pin =
Bushings</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV><FONT size=2>Am about to restring a grand. Have =
done many
in the past but wondered how <BR>some of the clever people on the list =
<BR><BR>REMOVE THE OLD WOODEN BUSHINGS. <BR><BR>In the past I have; =
<BR><BR>1.
Split them with a screwdriver <BR>2. Drilled them out <BR>3. =
Used
a Moto tool with a file bit. <BR><BR>None of the above seemed =
satisfactory
<BR><BR>How do y'all do it??? And Thanks <BR><BR>Dick Day
<BR><B>Southern </B>Michigan</FONT> </BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>