<!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 6.00.2800.1170" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY style="COLOR: #000000; FONT-FAMILY: Courier New" bgColor=#ffffff stationery_tag_mark> <DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial>Hi Richard,</FONT></STRONG></DIV> <DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial>I have done some restringings in the house, with no problem.</FONT></STRONG></DIV> <DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial>I put a drop cloth on the floor.</FONT></STRONG></DIV> <DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial>Have all the sizes of strings you need, including the remanufactured bass strings.</FONT></STRONG></DIV> <DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial>Have the oversize pins available.</FONT></STRONG></DIV> <DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial>Be sure to support the pinblock.</FONT></STRONG></DIV> <DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial>Take the nicks out of the capo, and give it a coat of paraffin wax.</FONT></STRONG></DIV> <DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial>Make sure bridge pins are firm, CA works well for this.</FONT></STRONG></DIV> <DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial>I have found pin driving fluid to be a positive.</FONT></STRONG></DIV> <DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial>Make sure that you check the tightness of the pins, you may have to go up two sizes.</FONT></STRONG></DIV> <DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial>If the pins are uniformly loose, you may not have to ream.</FONT></STRONG></DIV> <DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial>Make sure that children are not allowed near you, and use eye protection, and ear plugs.</FONT></STRONG></DIV> <DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial>Good luck.</FONT></STRONG></DIV> <DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial>I am sure others will correct any errors or omissions. :-)</FONT></STRONG></DIV> <DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial>Regards,</FONT></STRONG></DIV> <DIV>John M. Ross<BR>Windsor, Nova Scotia, Canada<BR><A href="mailto:jrpiano@win.eastlink.ca">jrpiano@win.eastlink.ca</A></DIV> <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=rstrang@pa.inter.net href="mailto:rstrang@pa.inter.net">Richard Strang</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=pianotech@ptg.org href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">pianotech (E-mail)</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Monday, June 23, 2003 12:14 PM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Restringing</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=720201115-23062003>Hello, all,</SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=720201115-23062003>    Piano restringing has always been a little out of my line of work, as I do not have a shop. However, I have a good customer that is requesting me to restring his grand on site, and I'm debating on whether I should accept the job or not. Any advice?</SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=720201115-23062003></SPAN></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=720201115-23062003>Richard</SPAN></FONT></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>