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<font size=3>Alan, <br><br>
I think you missed part of the post. Here's what came before the quote at
the bottom.<br><br>
Avery <br><br>
</font><font face="Arial, Helvetica" size=2>Hi, all! Yesterday I
worked on a 1915 Bluthner Grand. I could only talk the husband into
"Just make it work". Then I talked to the wife, and was
able to get a little farther with her, a new set of Arledge bass strings,
with CA the block, file hammers, a little regulation, etc.<br>
A previous tooner had put some universal strings in
the bass (poorly), and had used some of those infamous
"sleeves" in the tuning pin holes. I pulled those out,
and figured that as loose as those pins were, I'd put in 3's (1's came
out), and 4's in the sleeved holes.<br>
To my horror, when putting in the new strings and
pins, there were 2 holes that actually had 2 sleeves in the holes, and
when removed, the 4's actually fell through the holes!!! I had a
few 6's, and one of them worked. The other still went through the
hole.<br><br>
<br>
</font><font size=3>At 01:00 PM 7/15/2006, you wrote:<br>
<blockquote type=cite class=cite cite="">What CA? Replacing strings, just
put in the larger pins. Since it had #1s, 3s or maybe 4s should be
tight--maybe some reaming for consistence would be a good idea.<br><br>
Alan Barnard<br>
Salem, MO<br>
Joshua 24:15<br><br>
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----- Original message ----------------------------------------<br>
From: "J Patrick Draine" <jpdraine@gmail.com><br>
To: "Pianotech List" <pianotech@ptg.org><br>
Received: 07/15/2006 8:51:06 AM<br>
Subject: Re: Pinblock Repair<br><br>
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>You can get plugs from Webb Phillips which will allow you to
redrill<br>
>and install 2/0 pins. Personally, I would be a bit leary about<br>
>trusting a whole set of new bass strings to CA for long term<br>
>stability. Why don't you put plugs in the entire bass section?<br>
>While some folks swear by veneer in tuning pin holes, I have
never<br>
>found it to be an acceptable repair (when I've attempted it).<br>
>Patrick Draine, RPT<br><br>
>On 7/15/06, Clark Sprague <CSPRAGUE4@woh.rr.com>
wrote:<br><br>
>> My question is: What are your
thoughts on repairing the hole with<br>
>> veneer? I have restrung numerous pianos, and I have never ran
into this<br>
>> before. I think I know how to do this, but I wanted to get
your thoughts on<br>
>> the proper way to accomplish the
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