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<DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial>I can't believe it, so I had to read it
twice.</FONT></STRONG></DIV>
<DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial>Who in their right mind, still uses those metal
sleeves.</FONT></STRONG></DIV>
<DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial>I bought some in the 70's to try.
</FONT></STRONG></DIV>
<DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial>Tried them, determined they were not a valid fix,
so never used them again. </FONT></STRONG></DIV>
<DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial>I might even still have them
someplace.</FONT></STRONG></DIV>
<DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial>Then again, on reading the message once again, it
doesn't make sense. It suggests four fixes?</FONT></STRONG></DIV>
<DIV>John M. Ross<BR>Windsor, Nova Scotia, Canada<BR><A
href="mailto:jrpiano@win.eastlink.ca">jrpiano@win.eastlink.ca</A></DIV>
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style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=bunkypiano@aol.com href="mailto:bunkypiano@aol.com">bunkyaol</A>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=pianotech@ptg.org
href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">Pianotech List</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Saturday, December 29, 2007 1:27
AM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: Mason and Hamlin A, circa
1909: What to do with loose tuning pins inbass...</DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2>Obviously pin block, remove strings by keeping tension on
them as you spin them out...ca & pin block restorer and metal sleeves,
oversize all the bass pins, re install and tune, remove original
bend....you've got a pin block to replace but this may give you a few years,
maybe not if it's delamed or split, good luck.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>tom mc</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV
style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=piannaman@aol.com
href="mailto:piannaman@aol.com">piannaman@aol.com</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> Friday, December 28, 2007 10:47
PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Mason and Hamlin A, circa
1909: What to do with loose tuning pins inbass...</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. Even though it should be able to hold tune
for the short term, they won't be stable for any length of time. 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....). Replacing
individual strings on a piano of this age will compromise the even and
beautiful tone that the piano has. Tying broken strings with thick
cores can be challenging, too.<BR><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>4). Insert your thoughts here,
please.<BR><BR>I'm going to leave things as they are for now, and check on
it again in 6 months or so to see how things are holding.<BR><BR>A side note
to this: when I told the family that their piano would be 100 in a
couple of years, one of the little girls started to get all excited about
having a birthday party for it!<BR><BR>Thanks for reading,<BR></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>
<DIV style="CLEAR: both">Dave Stahl<FONT
face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"></FONT><BR>Dave Stahl Piano
Service<BR>dstahlpiano.net</DIV>
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