Tuning pin sleeves.

[Norman Barrett]

Another use for these sleeves is to repair split out spinet music racks.
Drill out the rack to accept the tuning pin sleeve, epoxy sleeve and hammer
shank in hole and replace music rack.

Norm Barrett
Memphis Chapter

----- Original Message -----
From: "Kent Swafford" <kswafford@earthlink.net>
To: "pianotech list" <pianotech@ptg.org>
Sent: Wednesday, June 20, 2001 7:28 PM
Subject: Re: Tuning pin sleeves.


> On 6/20/01 5:05 PM, "John Ross" <piano.tech@ns.sympatico.ca> wrote:
>
> > I threw the ones I had away, as I was unsatisfied with
> > the result, I found that with the metal to metal they would not hold.
> > Are they still a recommended fix for loose tuning pins?
> > Has anyone actually, used them and been satisfied with the results?
> > Did I possibly use them the wrong way, and have been unjust in
> > my condemnation of them?
>
> As I have written here before, I find metal tuning  pin sleeves useful, or
> rather, I find that having one of them is useful. Open it up, flatten it
> out, and save it for use as a template for cutting sleeves out of 150 grit
> sandpaper.
>
> Kent Swafford
>
>