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<DIV><FONT color=#0000ff face=Arial size=2><SPAN
class=620241113-29111999>Jarred,</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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class=620241113-29111999>I have
heard that tapping the pins slightly will sometimes help on the little =
beastie
Pearl Rivers. If it is not likely that this new piano will be =
replaced, and there are just a few pins loose, you can use CA glue
(Superglue). Turn the pin counterclockwise enough to remove the
coil. Then completely remove the pin, and swab thick CA into the =
pinblock,
using a hammer shank or similar device. Drive the pin back in, =
attach the
coil, and tune to pitch. You may have to wait a few minutes for it =
to
work, but before long, that pin will be as tight as new. You might =
have to
tap the pin a little to break the CA bond before turning the pin. =
This
takes less than five minutes to do per pin, so it's a pretty quick
repair.</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT color=#0000ff face=Arial size=2><SPAN =
class=620241113-29111999>Hope
this helps.</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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<P><FONT color=#0000ff><FONT face=Arial size=2>John =
Formsma<BR>Blue Mountain, MS
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<P></SPAN><FONT face="Times New Roman"><FONT size=2><SPAN
class=620241113-29111999><FONT color=#0000ff face=Arial>P.S. =
You can check
the archives for previous discussion of CA glue and its various
applications. </FONT></SPAN></FONT></FONT></P>
<P><FONT face="Times New Roman"><FONT size=2><SPAN
class=620241113-29111999> </SPAN>-----Original =
Message-----<BR><B>From:</B>
owner-pianotech@ptg.org [mailto:owner-pianotech@ptg.org]<B>On Behalf =
Of</B>
Jarred Finnigan<BR><B>Sent:</B> Monday, November 29, 1999 2:01 =
AM<BR><B>To:</B>
pianotech@ptg.org<BR><B>Subject:</B> What would you =
do?<BR><BR></P></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" size=2>Hi list!</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" size=2>I have recently subscribed =
to this list
and before posing my little dilemma I would just like to express how =
grateful
I am for the great wealth of experience that exists out there,
thanks!</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" size=2>I do a fair bit of tuning =
for one of
Australia's largest piano houses and today came across a slightly =
unusual
problem (unusual to me anyway). I was pitch raising a brand new =
"Gors
& Khalman" upright out of the "Pearl River" factory in China (yuk, =
awful). As you will know if you have ever had the "privilege" of =
tuning
one of these instruments they typically have extremely tight tuning
pins. This one had very loose pins two of which would not even =
hold
pitch.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" size=2>Of course I have been asked =
to write
the mandatory report. Apart from the obvious re-pin, what would =
you
do?</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" size=2>Any replies greatly
appreciated.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" size=2>Jarred =
Finnigan</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" size=2>APTTA PTTG =
(VIC)<BR><A
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href="mailto:jfinnigan@optusnet.com.au">jfinnigan@optusnet.com.au</A><B=
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