<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.6000.16674" name=GENERATOR></HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I'll try that one someday.  I have to admit I would have never thought of it!  Maybe this could one of the tips in tips tools and techniques?  Would make for an interesting read don't you think?</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Shawn Brock, RPT</FONT></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE dir=ltr style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV> <DIV style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"><B>From:</B> <A title=piano57@comcast.net href="mailto:piano57@comcast.net">piano57@comcast.net</A> </DIV> <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> Thursday, August 14, 2008 8:59 PM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: Center Pin</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV>Shawn,</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>There have been discussions on this list that included recommendations of wiping the center pin through greasy hair or on the side of one's nose to provide good lubrication.  </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Barbara Richmond, RPT</DIV> <DIV>near Peoria, IL</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>-------------- Original message -------------- <BR>From: "Shawn Brock" <<A href="mailto:shawnbrock@fuse.net">shawnbrock@fuse.net</A>> <BR></DIV> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.6000.16674" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> <BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #1010ff 2px solid"> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Its a debatable subject I reckon.  When I first started that's how I performed the task.  Just starting the pin with my fingers, and pushing it through with the center pinning tool.  At some point someone harped about how the oil from your skin could get on the pin and possibly cause malfunction in the future.  This fellow always pinned with a small set of vise-grips.  He would cut off both ends of the pin (the pointed side and the side that was bird by the tool).  I did things that way for a while, but now I'm back to the good old starting the pin with your fingers.  Maybe it will cause undesired things to happen in the future, but it has not seemed to make a difference yet for me.  I knocked out a few bushings when I tried using the vise-grips thing, that's another reason I switched back to my old way.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Shawn Brock, RPT</FONT></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE dir=ltr style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> </BLOCKQUOTE></BLOCKQUOTE></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>