<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; = charset=iso-8859-1"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2800.1498" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#d8d0c8> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Hi Cy,</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Why take the chance when a few drops of = CA will do the same thing, and leave the pin where it will render the same as its partners?</FONT></DIV> <DIV>Joe Goss RPT<BR>Mother Goose Tools<BR><A href="mailto:imatunr@srvinet.com">imatunr@srvinet.com</A><BR><A href="http://www.mothergoosetools.com">www.mothergoosetools.com</A></DI= V> <BLOCKQUOTE dir=ltr style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; = BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV> <DIV style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: = black"><B>From:</B> <A title=741662027@theshusters.org = href="mailto:741662027@theshusters.org">Cy Shuster</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> Sunday, May 22, 2005 6:40 = AM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Tapping grand pins unsupported?</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2>Is it OK to give a few taps to a loose tuning pin = without pulling the action and supporting the block?</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2>Clearly, support is necessary when driving a pin = into an empty hole.  But I've run into a few grands that have just two or = three loose pins and plenty of coil height.  It's so much quicker to = give them two or three taps with my Handy Hammer (side note: the combination = handle grips only *twisting* tools!), rather than bringing out the = CA...</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2>--Cy Shuster--</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2>Bluefield, WV</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>