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<DIV><FONT face=Arial 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.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2> 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.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2> 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.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2> My question is: What are
your thoughts on repairing the hole with veneer? I have restrung numerous
pianos, and I have never ran into this before. I think I know how to
do this, but I wanted to get your thoughts on the proper way to accomplish the
repair.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2> I know, I know, I don't like
using 6's either, maybe the thing to do is to repair both of those holes.
I have regular thick veneer, and double thick veneer to work with.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Clark A. Sprague, RPT</FONT></DIV>
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