<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <html> <head> <title>RE: Using sandpaper on tuning pins.</title> </head> <body> <div align="left"> <div>It's not the best way to go.   If you can't restring with new pins, then CA glue is the best option...search the archives at <a href="http://www.ptg.org">www.ptg.org</a></div> <div> </div> <div>David Ilvedson, RPT<br/>Pacifica, CA 94044<br/></div> <div style="padding-right: 5px; padding-left: 5px; padding-bottom: 5px; border-left: #000000 3px solid; padding-top: 5px"> <hr/>Original message<br/>From: "Ronny Boyd" <ronnybyd@yahoo.com> </ronnybyd@yahoo.com><br/>To: pianotech@ptg.org<br/>Received: 7/19/2008 8:53:54 PM<br/>Subject: Using sandpaper on tuning pins.<br/><br/> <div align="left"> <table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="left" border="0"> <tbody> <tr> <td valign="top"> <p><strong><font size="4">I've heard it mentioned several times that using sandpaper on loose tuning pins is the best way to go. My question is; </font></strong></p> <p><strong><font size="4">Do you glue the sandpaper on the pins or? I keep thinking that as you pound the pin back in it will peel off the sandpaper. </font></strong></p> <p><strong><font size="4">Also what is the best grit to use?</font></strong></p> <p><strong><font size="4"> </font></strong></p> <p><strong><font size="4">Ron Boyd</font></strong></p> <p><strong><font size="4">Milwaukee chapter #532</font></strong></p> <p><br/></p> <blockquote style="padding-left: 5px; margin-left: 5px; border-left: rgb(16,16,255) 2px solid"> <pre><font face="Arial"> </font> <br/></pre> <div id="yiv1526584659"> <div dir="ltr"> <div class="gmail_quote"> <div><br/></div> </div>  </div> </div> <div id="yiv1564304138"> <div dir="ltr"> <div class="gmail_quote"> <div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </blockquote> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> </div> </div> </body> </html>