<!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 6.00.2800.1543" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Steven, With your level of knowledge and confidence, I would suggest you hook up with a more experinced tech for a back up evaluation.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Some things to consider; </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>If pounding the pins in would solve the problem, personally I would never do it. Way too much work.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>CA will do the job without having to do several EXTRA tunings.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>If larger pins would solve the problem, so would CA with at least 10 times less work and just as fine a result.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>If you choose to do CA remove action, cover key bed with newsprint, and treat pins. </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Start treating in the bass. Do not FLOOD the pin area and do two passes. </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>The glue may not wick arround to the back of the pin where you would like it to go. But will on a second pass easily. </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Wait 15 seconds and tune.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Any loose pins that do not give you good feed back in the tuning hammer add a nother shot of CA.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Whwn through check re CAed pins.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Total  time arround 3 hours or less. <G></FONT></DIV> <DIV>Joe Goss RPT<BR>Mother Goose Tools<BR><A href="mailto:imatunr@srvinet.com">imatunr@srvinet.com</A><BR><A href="http://www.mothergoosetools.com">www.mothergoosetools.com</A></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=hoppsmusic@hotmail.com href="mailto:hoppsmusic@hotmail.com">Steven Hopp</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> Wednesday, July 11, 2007 8:52 AM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Toyo Pianos</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV> <DIV class=RTE><FONT size=3>Hello,  I have a client who has a piano manufactured by Toyo in Japan.  I have done some research and think they are handled by Bohemia now in Czech Republic.  The piano is 40 years old and has not had ANYTHING done to it in about 41 years or at least since it was built.<IMG height=19 src="http://graphics.hotmail.com/i.p.emdgust.gif" width=19>  The action is in good shape and all around it is a very nice piano.  However, the pin block is pretty bad.  I don't have a torque wrench but it is bad.  My question is this:  My client has huge sentimental feelings toward this piano.  She wants it fixed.  When I told her it could cost as much as $2000.00 she said fine.  I have not tried anything yet.  I dont think driving pins will help and I don't want to go to the labor of pin tightner (which will probably do nothing in this case) and I am not sure if just larger pins and restringing will work.  I have never restrung a piano and am probably in over my head but would like the challenge this presents.  (I work with a piano store and I know I have some expreienced help suggestions wise.  The owner has said that he would help me even replace this instrument with something comparable if I should really screw it up.  I know I can not replace the sentimental value but I have made my client aware that there is NO GUARANTEE!!!)  Should I tackle this job or should I high tail it and run?  I appreciate any and all responses, suggestions, and experiences good and bad.  Thanks to all.</FONT></DIV> <DIV class=RTE><FONT size=3></FONT> </DIV> <DIV class=RTE><FONT size=3>Steven</FONT></DIV></DIV><BR clear=all> <HR> <A href="http://g.msn.com/8HMAENUS/2734??PS=47575" target=_top>See what you’re getting into…before you go there </A></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>