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SANSSERIF" FACE="Verdana" LANG="0">David,
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<BR>This subject ended up as a Q and A in the PTJ sometime in 2003, I believ=
e.
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<BR>I haven't done wood inserts, or tried steam yet, but I've had good luck =
sizing with Tite Bond and a dummy pin. If it isn't a perfect fit, it c=
an be drilled to size. It's pretty easy, and seems to be a durable fix=
.
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<BR>Dave Stahl
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<BR>In a message dated 12/2/04 4:57:27 AM Pacific Standard Time, pianotuna@y=
ahoo.com writes:
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LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px">Have you tried "sizing" the=
holes? First step try
<BR>steam--then try some glue. Last resort (and best fix)
<BR>is the wood inserts--but try the others first. (less
<BR>labor intensive.
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<BR>At 12:09 AM 02/12/2004 -0700, you wrote:
<BR>> Now it needs major balance pin hole work. I
<BR>can't afford $2 K or
<BR>>whatever to have new keys made, so I'm going to try
<BR>the wood inserts
<BR>>described by Bill Spurlock in the May 1990 Journal.
<BR>> --David Nereson, RPT
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<BR>Regards,
<BR>Don Rose, B.Mus., A.M.U.S., A.MUS., R.P.T.
<BR>3004 Grant Rd, Regina, SK, S4S 5G7
<BR>Tuner for the Saskatchewan Centre of the Arts
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<BR>http://us.geocities.com/drpt1948/
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