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<DIV><FONT face="Bookman Old Style" size=4>Dave,</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face="Bookman Old Style" size=4>If your goal is to solve the bass
tuning pin problem and nothing else, then:</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face="Bookman Old Style" size=4>My best option would be to repin
the bass with new strings.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face="Bookman Old Style" size=4>If you think a rebuild is in the
future, CA the bass block until you can schedule a new block/dampers/strings
(board? bridges? etc.?) Really, can you call a 1909 piano pristine, and if
so, is that a good thing? At the very least, even though the hammers look
nice, I'd guess there is little resiliency left in them. Knuckles probably
shot, lube probably all worn off the balancier/jack, pinning friction probably
all over the place. I'd bet if you really dig in, you'll find there are
all sorts of things needing attention.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face="Bookman Old Style" size=4>But.....</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face="Bookman Old Style" size=4>Why would you not CA the bass
block. The only thing repinning achieves is a tighter fit in the block
with the same old strings. CA does that and is much simpler. The
block is beat, CA fixes it, long-term in most cases, and it is relatively
cheap. Repinning with old strings - why? But, if you did decide
to, treating the block with CA first would not prevent you
from repinning if you chose to later on.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face="Bookman Old Style" size=4>My 2 cents.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Bookman Old Style" size=4>William R. Monroe</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Hi All,<BR><BR>I worked on a
1909 M and H today, and the piano was in almost pristine condition. It
is an absolutely wonderful piano. The action plays great, hammers are in
excellent shape, the strings have very few "false" beats. The only
problem is the pinblock. The wire sections are okay, but the bass has
probably 20 loose pins. Most of the low bass pins are loose.<BR><BR>I
would like to remedy this........ Here are the choices as I see
them:<BR><BR>1). CA that section of block. I really don't want to
do this on this particular piano, even though it would be the quickest
fix. <BR><BR>2). Replace bass tuning pins. This is a good
option, imho, with the drawback being brittle beckets breaking (say that ten
times in a row....).</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><BR>3). Replace all
strings and pins. In the long run, I think this is the best
option. They certainly could afford
it.<BR>..............<BR></DIV></FONT>
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<DIV style="CLEAR: both">Dave Stahl</DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>