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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Jenneetah said: "<FONT face="Times =
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size=3>I've never used sandpaper to shim with, figuring that after a =
while,
<BR>under the pressure the paper backing will disintegrate and then =
<BR>you're
left with a hole lined with Alox or garnet particles of <BR>whatever =
size (80
grit? 100, 150?) free to move and function as a <BR>lapping compound. =
Gross
Encounters of the Loose Kind."</FONT><BR></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Jenneetah,</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I assume you are not a rebuilder. I've =
removed
tuning pins from pianos, that have had the sandpaper shim treatment. =
These were
tighter than the ones without. And, I know that the shims had been in =
there "for
ever"!<G> Although I dislike this kind of shim, it does work. I =
don't like
the idea of inserting "rock" into the pinblock!<G> I prefer Walnut =
shims.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Best Regards,</DIV></FONT>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Joe Garrett, R.P.T.<BR>Captain, Tool
Police<BR>Squares R I</FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>