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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I'm no real expert Bill, but I think =
that ( or at
least I've heard and it sounded reasonable) if while tuning, if you were =
to mark
the loose pins with chalk, and the loose ones formed a straight line, =
that would
be a pretty good indication of a crack in the pin block.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2> I often wonder that =
the lowest
pins on an upright seem to be the loosest, if that isn't an indication =
that a
crack was forming.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV>
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black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=pianowrmonroe@hotmail.com
href="mailto:pianowrmonroe@hotmail.com">William R. Monroe</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> Tuesday, March 12, 2002 =
5:11
PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Cracked Pin =
Block?</DIV>
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<DIV>Hi all,</DIV>
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<DIV>I tuned a 1900 Kroeger "Upright Grand" [giggle] today. Very =
loose
tuning pins. Tried tapping to see if that had any effect. =
Helped
on a couple. Then - Ooops, where'd you go? I tapped one in =
and it
sunk nearly to the winding on the pin. And, the string required =
probably
a full turn or more to bring it back up to pitch (this was in the
tenor). Again, many loose pins in this "instrument", and am =
curious what
you all would think the culprit is. Also, if it were a cracked =
pinblock,
how would you know for certain?</DIV>
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<DIV>Thanks,</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>William R. Monroe<BR>PTG Associate<BR>Salt Lake City,
UT</DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>