<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1" = http-equiv=Content-Type> <META content="MSHTML 5.00.2614.3500" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV> </DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style="BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-RIGHT: = 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV> <DIV style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: = black"><B>From:</B> <A href="mailto:piano.tech@ns.sympatico.ca" title=piano.tech@ns.sympatico.ca>John Ross</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A = href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org" title=pianotech@ptg.org>pianotech@ptg.org</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Wednesday, June 20, 2001 = 4:05 PM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Tuning pin = sleeves.</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV>Hi List,<BR>I just read where someone, recommended, tuning pin sleeves,<BR>for loose tuning pins.<BR>I personally, have never used = them, after my first try with them<BR>25 years ago. I threw the ones I had = away, as I was unsatisfied with <BR>the result, I found that with the metal to = metal they would not hold.<BR>Are they still a recommended fix for loose = tuning pins?<BR>Has anyone actually, used them and been satisfied with the results?<BR>Did I possibly use them the wrong way, and have been = unjust in<BR>my condemnation of them?<BR>Regards,<BR>John M. Ross<BR>Windsor, = Nova Scotia, Canada<BR><A = href="mailto:piano.tech@ns.sympatico.ca">piano.tech@ns.sympatico.ca</A>= </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2>They're not the greatest, but if you don't have = any oversize pins in your kit or in the car, and if the pin is really loose, = they'll "get you out of the house".  Sometimes they're too thick and you can't = even drive the original pin back in.  And if the hole is really worn, sometimes they're not thick enough -- depends on the wood, type of = block, what the present humidity is, etc.  Oh, and usually the lip that's = supposed to keep it from going too far into the hole doesn't work at all.  = They're more for "emergencies", in my opinion.  --Dave Nereson, RPT<BR></FONT></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>