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<DIV><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3>HI Isaac. =
Thanks. The
problem I ran into was that the broken pin was so tight, that the screw
extractor was stripping out itself. </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV>
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black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=irs.pianos@earthlink.net =
href="mailto:irs.pianos@earthlink.net">Isaac
Sadigursky</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A =
title=pianotech@ptg.org
href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">Pianotech</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Monday, December 13, 2004 =
2:13
AM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> RE: broken tuning =
pin</DIV>
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<DIV>Hi,Ron! Regarding removing brocken tuning pins in verticals,there =
is
actually a third way to do it and it works. Using BROCKEN Screw =
Estractor of
appropriate size it drills in reverse AROUND the stem of a brocken =
pin,just
like removing brocken screw and then the hole can be re-drilled with =
1/2" PIN
BLOCK material plug and shortly drilled for new #2 tuning pin .Try it =
on a
practice junky pin block material and let me know if it works for =
you.Best
Regards! Isaac Sadigursky </DIV>
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href="mailto:rlshiflet@cableone.net">Ron
& Lorene Shiflet</A> </DIV>
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href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">Piano-Tech</A></DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> 12/11/04 11:25:58 PM =
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> broken tuning =
pin</DIV>
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<DIV> Well, I did it. 15 years in the =
business and I
finally broke my first tuning pin...um... I mean the pin =
broke. I was
restringing the bass on an old upright from...well, lets just say =
it's a
family heirloom. The pins were so loose =
that I
used new pins. I'm unsure of the size, they were in an old bag =
laying
around. More than likely I went from a #2 to =
a #4,
but the holes were loose, at least those that the owner didn't duct =
tape the
pins in with. Anyway, this one pin went in really =
tight. (I
think it was duct taped) I drove it in and when I went to =
tighten it
and get my coils right, the new pin snapped off at the becket =
hole.
There is about 1/4 inch of pin sitting above the plate. I =
am
familiar with 2 methods of dealing with this. </DIV>
<OL>
<LI>Drill into the pin and use a broken screw extractor.
<LI>Carefully measure from the backside, drill into the back of =
the piano,
and drive the pin on through the back of the piano.</LI></OL>
<DIV>I opted for method #1. The pin drilled pretty easy. =
It
actually surprised me. The metal was softer than I =
anticipated.
Unfortunately the tuning pin was so tight that the threads on =
the screw
extractor started to strip. I then decided to file the sides =
of the
pin so that I could just grab it with my tuning hammer.
Well....it still isn't budging. As for method #2, I don't =
measure that
close and I really don't want to leave a hole in the back of the
piano. </DIV>
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<DIV>Since the pin drilled easier than expected, I suppose I could =
just
drill it out, plug the hole with hardwood, then redrill it. I =
would
imagine that this would be less visible. Any ideas
gang? </DIV>
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<DIV>thanks in advance.</DIV>
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<DIV>Ron Shiflet</DIV>
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<DIV>PS, just to give you an idea of the vintage of this piano, =
it has
no capstans or bridge pins. (I'm also wishing it didn't have =
tuning
pins.) The strings terminate over a brass bar/pressure bar =
system on
the bridge so it has no bridge pins. As for capstans, it uses =
a
wooden lever that raises up and down by a screw =
system. Well
anyway....</DIV>
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