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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Hi Ron,</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Well, I've used sandpaper shims with
success on a couple pianos. One in particular was at one of those churches
where they had a problem keeping the strings on the piano (they plowed through a
set of Yamaha hammers in a little over a year!) , so I was continually putting
new strings on. I was in a pinch (that means I wasn't really prepared), so
I cut a small strip (about 3/16"-1/4"w, maybe 1"long) off my
well-used heavy duty hammer shaping sandpaper strip which was an old, worn-out
cloth backed sanding belt. I think I put the abrasive side toward the
wood. The strip stuck out a bit--I suppose I could have trimmed it, but I
wanted to know where it was. It held for the 10+ years I
serviced the piano. The shim didn't move around, but the tuning pin was
secure and held nicely. Maybe there was something about the cloth back and
not much abrasive left on it, that made this shim work so well.
This was before I knew about CA glue. Now I suppose I would try the
CA first, since it was worked amazing well on some incredibly loose
pins. If it didn't work, I'd stick a strip of sandpaper in--I
retired that old piece of sanding belt to my stringing kit....</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Barbara Richmond, RPT</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>near Peoria, Illinois</FONT></DIV>
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<A title=ronnybyd@yahoo.com href="mailto:ronnybyd@yahoo.com">Ronny Boyd</A>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=pianotech@ptg.org
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Saturday, July 19, 2008 10:53
PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Using sandpaper on tuning
pins.</DIV>
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<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;
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<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>
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<P><STRONG><FONT size=4>Ron Boyd</FONT></STRONG></P>
<P><STRONG><FONT size=4>Milwaukee chapter #532</FONT></STRONG></P>
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