<!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 6.00.2800.1141" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><FONT color=#0000ff><FONT = face="Times New Roman" size=3>NEW SUBJECT! When stringing, is there any benefit to<BR>turning = pins in, as opposed to pounding them? Is it<BR>"block-specific", how? Opinions, please!<BR>    Respectfully,<BR>    Thump</FONT></FONT></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><FONT color=#0000ff><FONT = face="Times New Roman" size=3></FONT></FONT></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><FONT color=#0000ff><FONT = face="Times New Roman" color=#000000 size=3>1.     It takes longer to = turn in pins then to drive them.</FONT></FONT></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><FONT color=#0000ff><FONT = face="Times New Roman" color=#000000 size=3></FONT></FONT></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><FONT color=#0000ff><FONT = face="Times New Roman" color=#000000 size=3>2.    If you turn them ,then you = need to reassess your drilling size as the pin heats and can burn the plank.</FONT></FONT></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><FONT color=#0000ff><FONT = face="Times New Roman" color=#000000 size=3></FONT></FONT></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><FONT color=#0000ff><FONT = face="Times New Roman" color=#000000 size=3>Some makers have a punch that turns as it = punches. This is the best of both worlds.</FONT></FONT></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><FONT color=#0000ff><FONT = face="Times New Roman" color=#000000 size=3></FONT></FONT></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><FONT color=#0000ff><FONT = face="Times New Roman" color=#000000 size=3>The end result of a pin turned can be very even = with no clicking or jumping down the track.</FONT></FONT></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><FONT color=#0000ff><FONT = face="Times New Roman" color=#000000 size=3></FONT></FONT></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><FONT color=#0000ff><FONT = face="Times New Roman" color=#000000 size=3>It does not work as well on a plank with thick = laminations, but try on a delegnite type plank, and the result is very good.</FONT></FONT></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><FONT color=#0000ff><FONT = face="Times New Roman" color=#000000 size=3></FONT></FONT></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><FONT color=#0000ff><FONT = face="Times New Roman" color=#000000 size=3>You need to experiment with the planks you have = at your disposal.</FONT></FONT></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><FONT color=#0000ff><FONT = face="Times New Roman" color=#000000 size=3></FONT></FONT></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><FONT color=#0000ff><FONT = face="Times New Roman" color=#000000 size=3>Regards</FONT></DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV></FONT></FONT> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Kerry Cooper<BR>Accredited Member: = Piano Tuners & Technician Guild (Qld) inc.<BR><A href="http://www.pttgq.org.au">http://www.pttgq.org.au</A></FONT></DIV>= </BODY></HTML>