stringing

[John M. Formsma]

Les,

I have a suggestion since you are unsure. Why not do a few fast, and a few
slow? You can easily check for scorching with one of those fiber optic
attachments for the Mini Maglite flashlight. This would be a golden
opportunity to prove whether the current wisdom about scorching is true. I
do not know for sure because I have not done the experiment <g>, but I would
not think that the wood would get that hot just by turning out a pin.
However, I reserve the right to be wrong. You da man, and can report back to
us after your experiment. :-) I would be interested in what you find.

John Formsma
Blue Mountain, MS


-----Original Message-----
From: owner-pianotech@ptg.org [mailto:owner-pianotech@ptg.org]On Behalf
Of Leslie W Bartlett
Sent: Thursday, April 27, 2000 7:29 AM
To: pianotech@ptg.org
Subject: stringing


I'd appreciate some discussion of removal of tuning pins prior to
restringing.  I've been told to pull them fast, as with an electric
drill, but that scorches the hole, and I've been told to pull them
slowly, as with a tuning hammer, but that causes wear through flagpoling.