I too have used the sandpaper sleeve technique. After I'm done, all the pins look the same, and it always works. I always use cloth-backed sandpaper, I think that would last longer than paper-backed. Haven't tried CA glue, I'll have to try it sometime. And of course, this kind of repair isn't going to be practical if there are a whole bunch of loose pins. -----Original Message----- From: carl meyer <cmpiano@earthlink.net> To: pianotech@ptg.org <pianotech@ptg.org> Date: Saturday, March 11, 2000 1:48 PM Subject: Re: Loose pins >I've used medium grit emery cloth. It is more rugged and won't tear off >so easily during pin driving. I'm told that parchment is also good. > >Carl Meyer >Santa Clara, Ca. > >Farrell wrote: >> >> For the odd pin, I simply remove the loose pin, roll up a pin-sized (one >> layer) piece of 120 grit sandpaper, insert it in the block hole, and pound >> the pin back in. Put grit side toward block. Tear off excess after pin is >> in. Works great. >> >> Terry Farrell >> Piano Tuning & Service >> Tampa, Florida >> mfarrel2@tampabay.rr.com >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Jon Page" <jonpage@mediaone.net> >> To: <pianotech@ptg.org> >> Sent: Saturday, March 11, 2000 3:02 PM >> Subject: Re: Loose pins >> >> > >> > A toothpick !??? >> > >> > Never heard that one before. Where did you get this manual? >> > Don't do it ! >> > >> > Look in the archives, plenty of info there. >> > >> > Regards, >> > >> > Jon Page >> > >> > At 11:41 AM 03/11/2000 -0800, you wrote: >> > >List, >> > > I am a relatively new piano tuner looking to find the best way to deal >> > >with loose pins, if there's only one or two on the instrument. My course >> > >manual states that a trick that can be used is inserting a toothpick in >> > >the hole along with the pin, yet I don't want to try this until I know it >> > >works and doesn't do more harm than good. What are your experiences with >> > >this? >> > > >> > >-Fritz William Herrick >> > >Montreal >> > > >> > > >> > >> >-------------------------------------------------------------------------- >> > > >> > >Why is College Club the largest and fastest growing college student site? >> > >Find out for yourself at http://www.collegeclub.com >> > > >> > Jon Page, piano technician >> > Harwich Port, Cape Cod, Mass. >> > mailto:jonpage@mediaone.net >> > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ >> > >
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