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<DIV> Ted</DIV>
<DIV> What kind of piano & are if there are no plate bushing=
s
are the pins touching the plate?</DIV>
<DIV> Yamaha pianos have very little block contacting the flange=
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Ask any one who has replced one.</DIV>
<DIV> Dale</DIV>
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size=2> I guess I didnıt explain myself too well in m=
y
previous post on pinblock fitting. The answers I received so far ign=
ored
the fact that the pinblock to plate flange fit had gaps in it and implied =
that
frequent tunings is the only solution. What I need to know is if the=
re
is a situation where the pinblock to plate fit doesnıt matter. Thi=
s is
contrary to all Iıve been told and all Iıve read about over the years.=
All replies will be appreciated.<BR><BR>Ted Simmons<BR><BR><FONT
size=2><I>Whatıs the latest on whether or not a pinblock should butt a=
gainst
the plate flange? I have a customer who has a rebuilt piano that won=
ıt
hold tune for even a day and when I removed the action and checked the
pinblock-to-plate fit I found gaps throughout, some as much as 1/8 inch.
Two weeks after I tuned it I found it over 20 cents flat and had to =
give
it a pitch raise. A few weeks later it was overly flat again and in =
need
of a pitch raise. I explained to the customer about the pinblock to
plate flange fit but he said that he was told by the rebuilder that such a=
thing was not important. To top it off he did some research and got
conflicting comments. Some said the piano is OK as is while others h=
eld
to the conviction that the gaps in the pinblock are the problem with his
piano. I need some backup in my assessment, either pro or
con.<BR><BR>Ted Simmons<BR>Viera, Florida</I></FONT> </FONT></BLOCKQUOTE><=
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