Thomas D. Seay, III wrote: > > Dear Pianotech list, > > I am preparing to restring a Steinway L for our School of Music over the > summer. I am wondering what procedures you might recommend for reaming > holes prior to installing new pins (or if you recommend reaming at all, > come to think of it). I will be replacing 2-0's with 4-0's. > > Many thanks, > > Tom Seay > > Tom Seay > t.seay@mail.utexas.edu > The University of Texas at Austin I have restrung both with and without reaming. Reaming helps if original pins vary widely in torque. I like to use a pin driving fluid. The pins go in very smoothly and have good feel when the job is finished. For pin driving fluid I use a good grade of gloss (there may not be any other kind) spar varnish. I believe that is what the Man-O-War varnish mentioned earlier is. (Boy, the syntax of that last sentence is really somenting!) Good luck on the summer project. Paul Stephens, RPT
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