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<BODY bgColor=#ffffff>Terry,<BR><BR>Aren't you using the long=
centre pins from Europe? <BR><BR>David=
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Original message<BR>From: Farrell=
<MFARREL2@TAMPABAY.RR.COM><BR>To: Pianotech=
<PIANOTECH@PTG.ORG><BR>Received: Sun, 4 Sep 2005 17:35:43=
-0400<BR>Subject: Re: Repinning Tip was Re: Steinway double=
flange fitting to butts<BR><BR>
<DIV align=left><FONT face=Arial>Yeah, but the TIP of the=
full-size pin is smaller than the birdseye also! Just gotta get=
the "feel" of it.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial>Terry Farrell</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial></FONT><BR></DIV>Hmmm....it is smaller in=
diameter than the birdseye...Hmmm?<BR><BR>David I.<BR><BR>
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<DIV align=left><FONT face=Arial>Hmmmm. Okay, but now how do you=
get the straight </FONT><FONT face="MS Sans Serif">piece of=
piano wire, or a smooth round burnishing tool, through=
the whole assembly, without ramming it through hard rock=
maple? Hmmmmmm???</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial>FWIW, I just push the pin through without=
any guide. I pre-align by eye, sometimes wiggle just a little,=
and don't seem to have a problem getting the pin in the birdseye=
without jamming it into the wood (although I have done that=
early-on before developing an eye for=
pre-insertion-alignment).</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial>Terry Farrell</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV>I get tired of fussing with pin, press, flange, and=
birdseye--trying to align the parts and insert the pin without=
trying to ram it through hard rock maple--so I have a=
foolproof little system. (And it works for me which proves that=
any fool can do it.)</DIV>
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<DIV>I run a thin, straight piece of piano wire, or a smooth=
round burnishing tool, through the whole assembly, then=
pull the wire back while guiding the pin through the first=
side of the flange and slightly into the birdseye. Then press=
the pin on through, pushing the wire or tool the rest of=
the way out. The wire/tool keeps everything aligned so the pin=
centers every time, and it's fast.</DIV>
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<DIV>Alan Barnard</DIV>
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<DIV>Salem,=
Missouri</DIV></DIV></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></DIV>=
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