At 12:35 PM 11/14/2006 -0500, you wrote: >On Nov 14, 2006, at 10:06 AM, Fred Sturm wrote: > >>What was really puzzling me was that merely removing and replacing pins >>raised the friction from 1-2 to 3-5 gms. Nothing beyond removing and replacing. > >I misunderstood. I sort of thought you were reaming them, but replacing >the original pin. Yes, that is puzzling. > >Jeff I've noticed that, too, but some I could chalk up to the original pin having slipped sideways enough to have a sliver of unworn (or less worn) bushing cloth on one side. When you replace with a full width/properly centered pin, that little collar of cloth acts like driving a tuning pin into the block and increasing torque, only not as long since it isn't supported. Just a theory... Conrad Hoffsommer - Keyboard Technician Luther College, 700 College Dr., Decorah, Iowa 52101-1045 1-(563)-387-1204 // Fax 1-(563)-387-1076 - Right now, I'm hoping to live until my age matches my golf score, - Until then, I'll have to be content to have my IQ match my handicap.
This PTG archive page provided courtesy of Moy Piano Service, LLC