This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment I have a situation and I need some advice. The small shop I do work for = sells Shuberts. Well, partially from my pleading, he decided not to = order any more. It seems he is stuck with the ones he has. One in = particular, and I talked about this one here a long time ago, will not = hold tune. I recommended he return it to the factory or distributor. = Of course he got a difficult time and it is still here. The distributor = (or factory rep, whatever) told him to get an estimate from "me" for = repinning it. I really don't want to get involved. The pin torque = varies wildly (I don't have a gauge - just feel) and the angle of the = pins changes dramatically. IF the pinblock is not split anywhere I feel = it needs reaming before repinning or else I feel the problem will just = exist again, only a little tighter. I've never done this before. I've = restrung two grands and neither involved reaming. I don't know how well = I can do replacing strings with "old" coils on them. I've never done a = vertical. =20 I told him, after the second tuning, that I never wanted to see that = piano again. Now he wants me to repin a brand new piano. I was taken = back when he and the distributor wanted me to dope it. Now I think if I = do anything I would just rather hit the loose pins with CA and the heck = with it. I feel like an angry bee is chasing me! =20 Any advice here? Feel free to throw out estimates numbers (in private = emails if that upsets the board). Thanks,=20 Glenn. ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/pianotech.php/attachments/01/fa/8a/2d/attachment.htm ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment--
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