<div> Thanks for the suggestions, folks<font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">. </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Sounds like CA is the best short-term option until a rebuild of some sort can be done.</font><br>
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<div style="clear: both;">Dave Stahl, RPT<br>
Dave Stahl Piano Service<br>
dstahlpiano.net</div>
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-----Original Message-----<br>
From: Ron Nossaman <rnossaman@cox.net><br>
To: Pianotech List <pianotech@ptg.org><br>
Sent: Fri, 28 Dec 2007 9:37 pm<br>
Subject: Re: Mason and Hamlin A, circa 1909: What to do with loose tuning pins in bass...<br>
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> 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>
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CA the thing and get on with it. It's a hundred years old, and
realistically needs a complete organ transplant. Since it's
apparently not going to get that, spend the least money to
maintain the illusion of viability and move on. <br>
Ron N <br>
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