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<DIV><FONT size=2></FONT><FONT face=Arial color=#800000>Good =
points Ed. You are
correct. My comments were more directed at the pins I see that have been =
turned
45 degrees. Although I have to admit, I had never really thought about =
the small
adjustment technique you describe. Probably why my comments were rather
black-and-white. Sounds like a handy technique. Thanks.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#800000>Terry Farrell</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>From: <</FONT><A
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>To: <</FONT><A
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Sent: Wednesday, December 17, 2003 8:33 =
AM</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Subject: Re: turning front rail =
pins....always a
no-no?</FONT></DIV></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial><BR><FONT size=2></FONT></FONT></DIV><FONT =
face=Arial
size=2>> Jim writes: <BR>> << Can turning front rail pins =
be over
done?....of course it can...just like <BR>> anything else we do and =
there are
those who over do everything and wonder why <BR>> they have
problems.......<BR>> <BR>> Turning front rail pins, within =
judicial
limits, is just as viable an <BR>> adjustment as say tweaking a back =
check or
a damper or tilting a balance rail <BR>> pin, <BR>> etc., etc.
>><BR>> <BR>> Agreed, <BR>>
(Oh, so I won't be =
misunderstood
about this later, any person that <BR>> can't turn or bend a =
front pin
without nicking the bearing surface is basically <BR>> a clod and =
should work
on something like landscaping or garbage pick-up <BR>> instead of =
pianos! )
<BR>> <BR>> I have turned pins, to good effect. =
If they
are too far gone, that <BR>> usually involves the balance rail hole =
and that
bushing, so I usually let <BR>> well-enough alone. In other =
cases, it
can make a dramatic effect. <BR>> Consider a =
normal
pin, it has .140" width in the middle, tapering off to <BR>> approx. =
.060" at
the thinnest edge. When you turn this pin, it only takes a =
<BR>> few
degrees to restore .140" width, and the contact area will be the same as =
<BR>> new, touching the bushing in new locations just fore and aft of =
the old
"center" <BR>> of the pin. If the bushings are totally wallowed out, =
this
will often not <BR>> begin to change the tightness of the key until =
you have
turned the pin past the <BR>> point of maximum contact. If you =
turn
them past , you begin reducing the <BR>> contact surface and wear is =
very
rapid. I consider that damaging to the piano and <BR>> won't do =
it. <BR>> As Ron said, the biggest liability with =
this
procedure is customer <BR>> cooperation later, and the right =
explanation
going in will help that. Otherwise, you <BR>> may hear less =
noise from
the keys rattling than you do from an exasperated <BR>> customer that =
thought
you rebuilt her keyboard the last time you were there to <BR>> =
tune.
<BR>> <BR>> regards,<BR>> <BR>> <BR>> <BR>> Ed Foote =
RPT
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