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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Hi Guy,</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Actually 18,400 to 23,000 or more times =
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?</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=
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV>
<DIV
style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: =
black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=nicho@zianet.com =
href="mailto:nicho@zianet.com">Nichols</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> Saturday, October 16, =
2004 10:32
PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: marking tuning pin =
holes for
drilling.</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>At 10:38 PM 10/16/2004 -0500, you =
wrote:<BR><BR><BR><BR>
<BLOCKQUOTE class=cite cite="" type="cite"><FONT face=arial =
size=2>It sure
does make the tuning squirrelly. There's something else I'd =
call it,
but.......like........I'm a lady. ;-) I'm =
wrestling
with a piano that has exactly that problem. The other causes =
of
stiction I've dealt with successfully mostly by lubing some way or
another. But, since were talking right there at the pinblock, =
I
haven't dared. Any thoughts? Yes, yes, I've already =
suggested
that it goes in for a new block.<BR> <BR>Barbara
=
Richmond</BLOCKQUOTE><BR>Barbara,<BR><X-TAB>  =
; </X-TAB>The
method I learned from Jamie Marks (appropriate last name) before he =
moved away
from here to manage the Mason plant has worked real well for keeping =
the pin
off the plate.<BR>
<X-TAB> </X-TAB>From a =
standard
center-punch set, I pick the punch that just barely flops around in =
the hole.
I insert from a slight angle like the 5 degrees (+/-) of the pin =
in the
block, and pull the punch towards the front as I tap it for the mark. =
This
actually puts the dimple just a hair off center, and combined with the =
bore
angle, the pins usually don't bind at
=
tension.<BR><X-TAB> </X-TA=
B>At
the plant, we get about 80-100 blocks out of one 9 dollar set of =
punches. Your
mileage may vary.<BR><BR>Have fun,<BR>(230 times)<BR>Guy</FONT>
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