<!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 6.00.6000.16705" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY id=MailContainerBody style="PADDING-RIGHT: 10px; PADDING-LEFT: 10px; PADDING-TOP: 15px" bgColor=#ffffff leftMargin=0 topMargin=0 CanvasTabStop="true" name="Compose message area"> <DIV><FONT face=Arial>Hi Ed, </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial>I did do that to no avail. I think someone had tried to clean the strings in the past which would account for the problem.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial>Thanks for your input. Always good to hear from you</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial>Al Guecia</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial></FONT> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt Tahoma"> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV style="BACKGROUND: #f5f5f5"> <DIV style="font-color: black"><B>From:</B> <A title="mailto:ed440@mindspring.com
CTRL + Click to follow link" href="mailto:ed440@mindspring.com">Ed Sutton</A> </DIV> <DIV><B>Sent:</B> Saturday, October 11, 2008 9:59 AM</DIV> <DIV><B>To:</B> <A title=pianotech@ptg.org href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">Pianotech List</A> </DIV> <DIV><B>Subject:</B> Re: New tuning pins or not</DIV></DIV></DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Before you change strings, read the article in the January 2008 Journal on restoring bass strings. Replacement may not be necessary.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Ed Sutton</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=AlliedPianoCraft@hotmail.com href="mailto:AlliedPianoCraft@hotmail.com">AlliedPianoCraft</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> Saturday, October 11, 2008 7:46 AM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> New tuning pins or not</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial>I am refurbishing a Mason Hamlin B which I will be selling. Soundboard, pinblock, action, case are all in excellent condition. I have shaped the hammers, regulated the action, cleaned it in and out, polished the case etc. </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial>The problem I have is almost dead bass strings. The down bearing is good. I first tried to give the bass strings a twist, which improved the tone temporarily, but they are gone. I have no choice but to replace the bass strings. My question is, should I retain the old tuning pins to keep it visually consistent with the other tuning pins, or should I replace them with new pins. Tuning pin tightness across the piano is now equal, so there is no reason to change them from that standpoint. My concern is visual and value.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial>Al Guecia</FONT></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>